Secor Strategies & FAMU win $1.05 million NASA Contract

NASA has announced that a proposal developed by Secor Strategies, LLC and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has been selected for an award of $1.05 million dollars under NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Programs (MUREP). The proposal was one of only five selected from a national competition which drew 39 submissions.

The Titusville, Florida based small business and Historically Black University will work together to launch the Minority Innovation Challenges Institute (MICI). This new initiative will seek to mentor undergraduate students at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the country in an effort to spur their interest in technical competitions sponsored by NASA. MICI will utilize a year-round virtual conference platform to deliver information from contest organizers, subject matter experts, scientists, and engineers. The goal of the program is to increase the participation of minority students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

FAMU will lead the program, while Secor Strategies will provide program management services for the virtual conference platform, marketing efforts, and recruitment of contest organizers. “This is going to be a very exciting program. We will be using cutting-edge technology to help minority students enter these real world competitions. I’m honored to have worked with FAMU in developing the concept and drafting the proposal. They are a prestigious university and we are proud to team with them,” states Secor Strategies president, Paul Secor.

The project will operate over the next three years. NASA will fund the first year at $350,000 and has plans to renew the program for two subsequent years at the same amount.