NASA Awards $5 Million to Women’s Colleges Tackling STEM Gender Gap As part of a Biden/Harris initiative, NASA will award more than $5 million in funding to seven Women’s Colleges and Universities (WCUs) to research and develop strategies that increase retention of women in STEM degree programs and careers. http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-5-million-to-women-s-colleges-tackling-stem-gender-gap