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Multilateral Development Banks Increase Climate Finance to $163 Billion in 2025, Supporting Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Growth
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:
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Multilateral Development Banks Increase Climate Finance to $163 billion in 2025, Supporting Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Growth
* Multilateral development banks' climate finance in low-and middle-income countries jumps 21% to $103 billion last year, according to their new annual report.
* MDB adaptation finance in low- and middle-income economies rose 31% to $35 billion, and mitigation finance rose 16% to $68 billion.
* MDBs on track to meet their 2030 climate-finance projections
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WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:
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Multilateral Development Banks Increase Climate Finance to $163 billion in 2025, Supporting Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Growth
* Multilateral development banks' climate finance in low-and middle-income countries jumps 21% to $103 billion last year, according to their new annual report.
* MDB adaptation finance in low- and middle-income economies rose 31% to $35 billion, and mitigation finance rose 16% to $68 billion.
* MDBs on track to meet their 2030 climate-finance projectionsacross all their countries of operation.
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Multilateral development banks (MDBs) including the Inter-American Development Bank Group increased climate finance to record levels in 2025, reinforcing their role in supporting climate-resilient and sustainable economies. Climate finance by MDBs in low- and middle-income countries jumped 21% from the previous year to an all-time high of $103 billion while MDB climate finance across all countries of operation rose 19% to a record $163 billion.
The results, published today in the 2025 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks' Climate Finance, confirm that MDBs are on track to meet their 2030 projections announced at the United Nations climate conference COP29 in Baku in 2024.
In low- and middle-income economies, MDB climate finance has doubled over the past five years. Of the $103 billion amount in 2025, mitigation accounted for the largest share at $68 billion while adaptation finance continued to grow rapidly to $35 billion. Private-sector mobilisation in these countries reached $35 billion.
In high-income economies, MDB climate finance in 2025 also remained substantial, meeting or exceeding 2030 targets five years in advance and supporting primarily mitigation efforts with $53 billion, alongside targeted adaptation investments of $7 billion. Private finance mobilisation in these countries reached $80 billion.
MDB climate finance
At COP29 in Baku, MDBs set out financial efforts to help countries achieve ambitious climate results. By 2030, they projected to provide $120 billion annually in collective climate finance for low- and middle-income countries, including $42 billion for adaptation, while mobilising an additional $65 billion a year from the private sector. For high-income countries, MDBs project $50 billion a year in climate finance by 2030, including $7 billion for adaptation, alongside a further $65 billion in mobilised private finance.
At COP30 in Belem, MDBs reaffirmed their commitment to continue to work together as a system to assist clients, helping them benefit from the opportunities of climate smart development.
Advancing transparency
MDBs are advancing their joint digitalisation efforts to improve the transparency, accessibility and usability of climate finance data.
Launched in April 2026, the pilot version of the MDB Climate Finance Dashboard complements the joint summary report by providing more granular data, detailed breakdowns and the full set of harmonised methodologies used by MDBs. Through interactive tables and visualisations, stakeholders can explore climate finance data in a more flexible and intuitive way, enhancing both understanding and usability.
MDB joint reporting on climate finance
The 2025 MDB climate finance reporting is coordinated and prepared for publication by the EIB, with assistance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The reporting combines data from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), the EBRD, the EIB, the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the New Development Bank (NDB) and the World Bank Group (WBG).
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About the IDB Group
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is the leading source of financing and knowledge for improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. It comprises the IDB, which works with the region's public sector and enables the private sector; IDB Invest, which directly supports private companies and projects; and IDB Lab, which spurs entrepreneurial innovation.
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REPORT: https://www.eib.org/files/publications/20260117-130726-2025-joint-summary-report-on-mdbs-climate-finance-en.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.iadb.org/en/news/multilateral-development-banks-increase-climate-finance-163-billion-2025-supporting-climate
EPA Proposes Updated Residential Soil Cleanup at Vega Baja Superfund Site in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Proposes Updated Residential Soil Cleanup at Vega Baja Superfund Site in Puerto Rico
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Vega Baja, P.R. \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the cleanup plan for the Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal Superfund site in Puerto Rico to better protect residents from lead in soil. EPA is taking this step after reviewing recent sampling results under current science that calls for a more protective look at lead in residential areas. Under the proposed update, EPA would
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WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Proposes Updated Residential Soil Cleanup at Vega Baja Superfund Site in Puerto Rico
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Vega Baja, P.R. \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the cleanup plan for the Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal Superfund site in Puerto Rico to better protect residents from lead in soil. EPA is taking this step after reviewing recent sampling results under current science that calls for a more protective look at lead in residential areas. Under the proposed update, EPA wouldclean up eight additional residential properties and sample four nearby properties to determine whether more cleanup is needed on those properties.
"Families should not have to worry about lead in the soil around their homes," said EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci. "EPA is using current science and recent sampling to guide additional cleanup where it is needed to better protect the Brisas del Rosario community."
The Vega Baja site includes a residential area and a nearby area that was formerly used as a municipal solid waste disposal facility from 1948 to 1979. Homes were later built on portions of the former disposal area, potentially exposing residents to lead and other heavy metal contamination.
EPA selected the original soil cleanup plan in 2010. Under that plan, EPA removed contaminated soil from residential properties, placed clean soil in excavated areas and restored the properties. EPA also consolidated some contaminated soil in an area and covered it and required land-use restrictions where contamination remained in place.
The proposed update would use a similar cleanup approach as in the original plan, but uses more stringent clean up levels to dictate where soils must be addressed. EPA would remove lead-contaminated soil from the additional residential properties, dispose of the soil off-site, place clean soil in excavated areas, and restore disturbed areas with vegetation.
EPA would also install protective barriers where digging is not possible and use property restrictions where contamination remains accessible to prevent contact with contaminated soil.
EPA will hold an information session on July 17 th, 2026, from 5-7 p.m., at the Pentecostal Church Monte de Sion to provide an overview of the cleanup proposal and answer community questions. In addition, the Puerto Rico Department of Health will separately conduct free finger-prick tests for lead in blood for anyone who is interested.
The proposed update (formally called an Explanation of Significant Differences) and supporting documents will be available on the Vega Baja superfund site profile page Exit EPA's website
Background
Since the 1970s, EPA has worked alongside partners at the federal, state, Tribal, and local levels to protect children's health and make progress in reducing lead exposures and lead-related health risks. Despite improvements over the last 50 years, ongoing exposures to lead where our families live, work, and play present a health risk, especially to children.
To combat this issue, in 2025 the Trump EPA reestablished a committee of senior leaders across the agency's program offices and ten regions to drive success in reducing children's exposure to lead. This renewed agency-wide focus is centered around strengthening cooperative federalism, streamlining actionable risk communications, and unleashing private sector innovation to protect human health and the environment.
Please see epa.gov/lead Exit EPA's website for additional information.
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Original text here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-updated-residential-soil-cleanup-vega-baja-superfund-site-puerto-rico
Comments of the National Academy of Medicine on OMB's Proposal to Alter the Federal Grantmaking Process
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news:
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Comments of the National Academy of Medicine on OMB's Proposal to Alter the Federal Grantmaking Process
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The approach the United States has taken to funding biomedical and health research for more than seven decades rests on a straightforward premise: awards are chosen through rigorous, independent, competitive peer review, within priorities that elected leaders set through statute and appropriations. That approach has delivered enormous returns, including steep declines in deaths from cancer, heart disease,
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WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news:
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Comments of the National Academy of Medicine on OMB's Proposal to Alter the Federal Grantmaking Process
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The approach the United States has taken to funding biomedical and health research for more than seven decades rests on a straightforward premise: awards are chosen through rigorous, independent, competitive peer review, within priorities that elected leaders set through statute and appropriations. That approach has delivered enormous returns, including steep declines in deaths from cancer, heart disease,and infection; life-saving advances in transplantation, maternal and fetal care, and treatment of genetic and neurological disorders; and the promise of new cures through gene- and immune-based therapies. It has also sustained decades of U.S. leadership in science and innovation and driven nationwide economic growth.
The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) proposed rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, threatens to fundamentally alter this proven system and compromise the ability of the American scientific enterprise to deliver ongoing benefits to taxpayers. Alongside the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and hundreds of other aligned organizations, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) submitted a formal public comments to OMB detailing concerns with key provisions and urging action to preserve the primacy of independent, merit-based review and sustain the scientific workforce that is vital to national competitiveness and security. A high-level summary of the comments appears below.
Access the NAM's complete comments here: Comments of the National Academy of Medicine on the Proposed Rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
Summary
The NAM supports appropriate measures to ensure accountability and legal compliance in the use of federal research funds. However, several elements of the proposed rule would introduce uncertainty and potential bias into a system that depends on predictability and independence.
The rule would insert discretionary, non-technical review by political appointees ahead of funding decisions, potentially overriding objective processes designed to select the most meritorious projects to advance national priorities. It would expand agencies' authority to terminate active, multi-year awards for non-scientific reasons, disrupting years-long clinical trials, research cohorts, and laboratory work that cannot simply be paused without harming the ability to achieve valid results and honor obligations to people who contribute to biomedical research by participating in clinical trials.
The rule could curtail the ability of scientific and medical organizations to convene independent experts and disseminate research findings free of political influence and could impede essential international scientific collaboration. It could also restrict legitimate scientific research that measures how health outcomes differ across communities, including research that is essential to serving rural, low-income, and chronically ill populations. Finally, the rule risks destabilizing support for fellowships, traineeships, and other mechanisms that sustain the pipeline of early-career scientists.
Such significant disruption could have economic and national security ramifications. U.S. investment in basic and applied research remains larger than that of any other nation, and it has helped drive many of the major scientific advances of the modern era, advances whose benefits have extended far beyond our borders. It allows the United States to help lead global conversations about public health, regulation, and scientific norms. The biomedical enterprise is also a pillar of our national security, supporting America's biodefense and pandemic response.
The biomedical enterprise employs millions of Americans and anchors regional economies. It produces medicines that change people's lives and allow them to be more productive. Sustaining this enterprise requires a scientific and engineering workforce commensurate with the size of our economy and the scale of our scientific aspirations. The enterprise took decades to build, and once it erodes, rebuilding it could take a generation.
The OMB's proposed changes would add significantly to an already sizable burden on the workforce; for example, funding constraints and immigration policies introduced in 2025 and 2026 have already reduced, by the thousands, the number of next-generation scientists available to serve the nation. In this context, the NAM comment calls on OMB to demonstrate how its proposed changes will protect and enhance, rather than erode, the size and quality of the nation's current and future scientific workforce.
The NAM welcomes the opportunity to work with OMB toward a final rule that advances transparency and accountability without compromising scientific integrity and innovation.
Media inquiries: Molly Galvin (mgalvin@nas.edu)
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Original text here: https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/comments-omb-proposal/
CfA Astronomers Win Share of Roman Space Telescope's Inaugural General Investigator Program
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release:
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CfA Astronomers Win Share of Roman Space Telescope's Inaugural General Investigator Program
Four major projects and seven CfA researchers will lead and co-lead investigations spanning the Milky Way, exoplanets, black holes, and the earliest galaxies
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The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian was strongly represented in the newly announced Cycle 1 General Investigator Program from the Roman Science Support Center with four scientists leading and three co-leading
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release:
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CfA Astronomers Win Share of Roman Space Telescope's Inaugural General Investigator Program
Four major projects and seven CfA researchers will lead and co-lead investigations spanning the Milky Way, exoplanets, black holes, and the earliest galaxies
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The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian was strongly represented in the newly announced Cycle 1 General Investigator Program from the Roman Science Support Center with four scientists leading and three co-leadinginvestigations.
"I would like to congratulate every CfA astronomer whose programs were accepted as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator," said CfA Director Lisa Kewley. "They will be leading groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in a large range of topics, including the structure of our Milky Way, galaxy evolution at cosmic dawn, black hole growth, explosive transients, and the formation and evolution of exoplanets."
The full list of selected CfA programs are:
CfA PI-led programs
#19012: Foundational Value-Added Data Products for the Roman Galactic Plane Survey
* Principal Investigator: Catherine Zucker (SAO)
* Co-Is: Cameren Swiggum (SAO), Christina Lindberg (SAO)
* Science Focus: This program focuses on mapping the structural topography of the Milky Way. Using infrared data from Roman's Galactic Plane Survey, Dr. Zucker's team will analyze how starlight is absorbed and scattered to construct highly precise 3D dust maps of the interstellar medium, allowing scientists to model star formation environments across the galaxy's disk.
#19019: An Archival Deep Drilling Kuiper Belt Search in the Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey
* Principal Investigator: Kevin Napier (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
* Co-Investigator: Matthew (Matt) Holman (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
* Science Focus: This solar system investigation uses archival data of Roman's high-cadence wide-field survey of the Galactic Bulge to conduct deep drilling searches for faint trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). Dr. Napier and the team are utilizing these data to test models of planetesimal formation, and to search for yet-undetected populations of objects in the distant Solar System.
#19065: Illuminating Dark Energy and Black Holes with Strong Gravitational Lensing in the Nancy Grace Roman Space Observatory Era
* Principal Investigators: Rodrigo Cordova Rosado (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
* Co-Principal Investigator: Kim-Vy Tran (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
* Co-Is: Rong Xu (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), Sam Ecclestone-Browne (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
* Science Focus: This program leverages the ASTRO 3D Galaxy Evolution with Lenses (AGEL) survey framework to identify and catalog massive samples of strong gravitational galaxy-galaxy lenses. By analyzing how Roman's high-resolution, wide-field imaging stretches light from background galaxies into beautiful cosmic arcs, the team can map out the distribution of dark matter halos and place new constraints on dark energy and early black hole growth.
#19076: A Comprehensive Census of Roman and Rubin Transient Host Environments from Low to High Redshift
* Principal Investigator: Anya Nugent (Harvard)
* Co-Principal Investigator: V. Ashley Villar (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian)
* Science Focus: This program utilizes a dual-survey approach leveraging both the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and the Roman Space Telescope. Drs. Nugent and Villar will execute a large-scale demographic study of the environments where cosmic transients (such as supernovae and exotic stellar explosions) occur, spanning a massive evolutionary timeline from the local universe out to deep cosmic dawn.
CfA Co-Is:
1. 2001: Fengwu Sun, Zihao Wu - Roman eXtreme Deep Field (RDF); Galaxies
2. 2002: Christina Lindberg - Legacy Survey of Andromeda & Triangulum; Stellar Pops
3. 2004: Andrew Vanderburg - The Roman-Kepler Legacy Survey; Exoplanets
4. 19008: Catherine Zucker - Gas and dust in/front of the Galactic Center; ISM
5. 19017: Fabio Pacucci - Beating Cosmic Variance: UVLFs at Cosmic Dawn; Galaxies
6. 19021: Anya Nugent - High-Redshift SN Program with WFS RISE; Stellar Physics
7. 19033: Fengwu Sun - Little Red Dots at z~0.5-2 with HLWAS; AGN
8. 19058: Andrew Vanderburg, Jennifer Yee - Explainable Al Early Microlensing; Discovery; Exoplanets
9. 19059: Andrew Vanderburg, Jennifer Yee - Disentangling FFPs from Stellar Flares; Exoplanets
10. 19063: Mike Smith - R-HIVE: SFH-Morphology-Environment; Galaxies
11. 19075: Hyerin Cho, Ramesh Narayan, Angelo Ricarte - BH-Galaxy Coevolution of Extreme; Galaxies; AGN
12. 19080: Jiwon Han - RAGHAB: Galactic Hunt for Astrometric; Binaries; Stellar Physics
13. 19081: Peter Blanchard - High-Redshift & Exotic Transients in HLTDS; Stellar Physics
14. 19100: Daniel Eisenstein, Zihao Wu - A Shining Cosmic Dawn (z>8 LFs/clustering); Galaxies
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Original text here: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/cfa-astronomers-win-share-roman-space-telescopes-inaugural-general-investigator-program
Administrator Zeldin Delivers Keynote at Tennessee Infrastructure Summit, Highlights EPA's Cooperative Approach to Environment and Economy
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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Administrator Zeldin Delivers Keynote at Tennessee Infrastructure Summit, Highlights EPA's Cooperative Approach to Environment and Economy
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WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Franklin, Tennessee, to engage with state business leaders on how EPA can partner with local businesses and communities to deliver clean air, land and water while also providing avenues for economic growth.
On Tuesday morning, Administrator
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WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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Administrator Zeldin Delivers Keynote at Tennessee Infrastructure Summit, Highlights EPA's Cooperative Approach to Environment and Economy
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WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Franklin, Tennessee, to engage with state business leaders on how EPA can partner with local businesses and communities to deliver clean air, land and water while also providing avenues for economic growth.
On Tuesday morning, AdministratorZeldin delivered the keynote speech Exit EPA's website at the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry's second annual Infrastructure Summit. The event brought together over 300 leaders from government, business, and industry to examine the infrastructure needed to sustain Tennessee's continued economic and population growth.
In his speech, Administrator Zeldin shared how the Trump EPA has been narrowing its authority to the single best reading of federal laws and statutes, while also ensuring that protecting the environment and growing the economy can both be pursued and achieved simultaneously. He cited EPA's November 2025 approval of Oklo's geotechnical borings for a small modular reactor project in Tennessee, a process completed in approximately eight days after the agency received the request, as an example. Administrator Zeldin reaffirmed the Trump EPA's commitment to advancing cooperative federalism with state and local partners, unleashing energy dominance, making America the AI capital of the world, and revitalizing domestic auto manufacturing, all while delivering clean air, land, and water to communities. He said these initiatives will help Power the Great American Comeback and drive innovation for decades to come.
Following his speech, alongside Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Josh Brown, Administrator Zeldin participated Exit EPA's website in a media availability with local media.
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Original text here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-zeldin-delivers-keynote-tennessee-infrastructure-summit-highlights-epas
Caterpillar Foundation To Give $2.3 Million to Smithsonian in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Caterpillar Foundation To Give $2.3 Million to Smithsonian in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary
Donation Brings Hands-On STEM Learning Resources to 40 Communities Across America
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In honor of the nation's 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian received a donation of $2.3 million from the Caterpillar Foundation to produce science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programming and resources for 40 communities in 21 states over the next three years. With this gift, the Smithsonian Science
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Caterpillar Foundation To Give $2.3 Million to Smithsonian in Celebration of America's 250th Anniversary
Donation Brings Hands-On STEM Learning Resources to 40 Communities Across America
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In honor of the nation's 250th anniversary, the Smithsonian received a donation of $2.3 million from the Caterpillar Foundation to produce science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programming and resources for 40 communities in 21 states over the next three years. With this gift, the Smithsonian ScienceEducation Center will provide educators with professional development and hands-on teaching resources, create an AI-focused learning guide and deliver virtual training for teachers across the country.
The donation enables the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) to expand the newly launched Smithsonian STEAM Schools of Distinction program, a first-of-its-kind Smithsonian program designed to support middle schools and high schools that are taking a systemic approach to integrating STEAM education into their teaching and learning. The program aims to prepare students nationwide for emerging, high-demand careers.
"We thank the Caterpillar Foundation for this gift, which will help us provide tens of thousands of students around the country with the resources they need to engage more deeply in an engaging and high-quality education," said Monique M. Chism, Ph.D., the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Education. "The work that SSEC will do with teachers, through this gift, will help increase capacity and support the development of the next generation of leaders."
Twenty-four schools will be sponsored to participate in the Smithsonian's STEAM Schools of Distinction. For these schools, the Smithsonian will provide immersive professional learning, ongoing virtual support and access to Smithsonian museums and research centers.
"A solid science education sets students up for a life of success," said Carol O'Donnell, Ph.D., director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center. "Students who receive support in science education tend to perform better across all subjects. The Caterpillar Foundation's gift ensures students across the country will be ready to address the challenges that lie ahead in science, technology, engineering, and beyond."
The Smithsonian's learning guide will include lessons and hands-on activities to help students discover uses of AI in their communities; understand and investigate AI tools used in the STEM workforce; and practice using AI to solve local needs. Finally, the Smithsonian will host virtual training sessions for about 40 communities around the country to provide teachers with the most relevant Smithsonian STEM resources for their classrooms.
"America's 250th anniversary is a moment to support the people and possibilities that will shape our nation's future," said Asha Varghese, president of the Caterpillar Foundation. "The Foundation is committed to enabling pathways for the next generation through expanded access to STEM education, while inspiring individuals to share their time, talent and passion in communities around the world. Together, these efforts help build a more innovative and resilient nation for the generations to come."
More information about the Smithsonian STEAM Schools of Distinction program is on the Smithsonian Science Education Center's website (https://ssec.si.edu/event/Smithsonian-STEAM-Schools-of-Distinction-2026-SPI).
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About the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future
This gift is part of the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future, which will secure funds for all Smithsonian museums, education and research centers and the National Zoo in support of a single, bold vision: to build a better future for all. Learn more about Our Shared Future.
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About the Smithsonian Institution's Office of the Under Secretary for Education
The Smithsonian Institution's Office of the Under Secretary for Education (OUSE) advances the Smithsonian's mission to increase and diffuse knowledge through educational leadership, research and collaboration. OUSE works across the Smithsonian's museums, research and education centers to develop and share high-quality educational resources, professional learning opportunities and partnerships that support teaching and learning nationwide. Through its work, OUSE helps connect learners of all ages to the Smithsonian's collections, scholarship, and expertise.
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About the Smithsonian Science Education Center
The Smithsonian Science Education Center, a unit within the Smithsonian's Office of the Under Secretary for Education, is transforming K-12 education through science in collaboration with communities across the globe. The Smithsonian Science Education Center is nationally and internationally recognized for the quality of its programs and its impact on K-12 science education. Learn more about the center on its website.
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About Caterpillar Foundation
Since its founding in 1952, the Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar Inc., has contributed to helping improve the lives of people around the world. As a company, Caterpillar works alongside its dealers and customers to build the societal infrastructure needed to make the world run. Caterpillar Foundation focuses on the complementary human; natural and basic services infrastructure needed for individuals to thrive and communities to be resilient. Learn more on the foundation's website and LinkedIn.
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Original text here: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/caterpillar-foundation-give-23-million-smithsonian-celebration-americas-250th
