Youth "STEM" Initiative

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal
 Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and
 Science and Technology, announced the new Youth STEM initiative

 Youth STEM provides financial support to eligible not-for-profit
 organizations to expand, enhance and coordinate the reach and impact of
 educational outreach programs in science, technology, engineering and
 mathematics (STEM) for children and youth in kindergarten through grade
 12.

 Up to $20 million has been allocated to this program from 2010 to 2014.

 Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis for projects
 submitted by eligible not-for-profit organizations currently delivering
 STEM outreach programs to children and youth in southern Ontario.