21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act

Summary

Adds a new federal grant authority under Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to support programs that prepare girls and underrepresented minorities for STEM education and careers. The bill’s first provision only provides a short title; the amendment inserts a new grant program and updates the ESEA table of contents, but the excerpt does not include the grant program’s detailed text, funding levels, eligibility rules, or reporting requirements.

• Sets a short title and amends ESEA Title IV to add a new grant program focused on preparing girls and underrepresented minorities for STEM.
• Updates the ESEA Title IV table of contents to include the new grant provision.
• The excerpt does not include the substantive grant language, so eligibility, funding, and program rules are unspecified.
• Creates an authorization mechanism but does not itself appropriate funds or specify funding levels.
• Would likely affect K–12 schools, school districts, state education agencies, nonprofits, teachers, and targeted students if fully implemented.
• Actual impact depends on future language and appropriations establishing award amounts, eligible recipients, and program requirements.
• Implementation could involve new grant applications, program reporting, and possible new partnerships between schools and community organizations.