National Math And Science Initiative, Inc.

City-funded organization

The National Math and Science Initiative, Inc. is a Houston, Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 11-3769438) that, per its own website, provides professional development and year-round support for STEM teachers, including Advanced Placement-specific training, with a stated mission to advance STEM education for students it describes as furthest from opportunity. In New York City it has held Department of Education contracts totaling $55 million since 2013, all now expired with none currently active. The largest, a $52 million contract titled "Advanced Placement Expansion Initiative" that ended in 2020, was awarded through an RFP, a competitive process. It also held a $3.4 million "Advanced Placement Professional Development Services" contract that ended in 2014 and was a negotiated contract awarded without a fresh competitive bid, plus four separate $25,000 contracts titled "NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES" that, despite the word "negotiated" in their titles, are coded as competitively awarded small purchases. In total, 6% of this organization's NYC contract value, $3.4 million, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $55,025,224 awarded since 2013
Paid to date
$28,023,820
Won without a fresh bid
6% of contract value · $3,403,950 · 1 contract

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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