We’re excited to share new school grant opportunities available this fall, made possible by generous support from our partners!
Check out our roundup of opportunities below and see complete details for each on our Funding and Grant Opportunities page.
National Opportunity – In Partnership With Verizon
Eligibility: All public schools serving any grade(s) 6-8 and with a 70 percent or higher free and reduced lunch-eligible student population are eligible to apply. Schools must implement both App Creators and Computer Science for Innovators and Makers units.
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Gateway
- New and existing programs: two-year grants of $15,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
State Opportunity – Massachusetts
Eligibility: All Massachusetts public schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 are eligible to apply.
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: three-year grants of up to $20,000, with standard awards of $10,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: three-year grants of up to $40,000, with standard awards of $20,000
- PLTW Biomedical Science
- New programs: three-year grants of up to $50,000, with standard awards of $35,000
- PLTW Computer Science
- New programs: three-year grants of up to $30,000, with standard awards of $20,000
- PLTW Engineering
- New programs: three-year grants of up to $50,000, with standard awards of $35,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
State Opportunity – Kentucky
Eligibility: All Kentucky public schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 are eligible to apply.
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: one-year grant of $4,750
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: one-year grant of $3,000
- PLTW Computer Science
- New programs: one-year grant of $5,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
State Opportunity – Indiana
Eligibility: All Indiana schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 are eligible to apply.
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: two-year grant of $2,500
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: one-year grant of $3,150
- PLTW Computer Science
- New programs: one-year grant of $4,400
Application Deadline: Sept. 28, 2018
Regional Opportunity – In Partnership With Arconic Foundation
Eligibility: All public schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 and located within 25 miles of the following Arconic communities are eligible to apply:
- Arkansas: Springdale
- Arizona: Chandler
- California: Carson, Fullerton, Rancho Cucamonga, Torrance
- Georgia: Midway
- Iowa: Davenport
- Indiana: Lafayette, LaPorte
- Michigan: Whitehall
- Missouri: Washington
- New Jersey: Dover
- Ohio: Barberton, Cleveland, Niles
- Pennsylvania: Bloomsburg, Cranberry, Lancaster, New Kensington, Pittsburgh
- Tennessee: Alcoa, Morristown
- Texas: Austin, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls
- Virginia: Fairfax, Hampton
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $5,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New and existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Biomedical Science
- New and existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Computer Science
- New and existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Engineering
- New and existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
Regional Opportunity: In Partnership With Chevron Appalachia
Eligibility: All public schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 and located in the Chevron Appalachia region are eligible to apply.
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: two-year grant of $20,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: two-year grant of $30,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Engineering
- New programs: three-year grant of $40,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
Regional Opportunity: In Partnership With Chevron California
Eligibility: PLTW will notify eligible schools in the following counties:
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Fresno County
- Kern County
- L.A. County
- Monterrey County
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: two-year grant of $10,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $5,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: two-year grant of $20,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Computer Science
- New programs: two-year grant of $20,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Engineering
- New programs: two-year grant of $30,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $10,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 30, 2018
Regional Opportunity: In Partnership With Chevron Gulf of Mexico
Eligibility: All public schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 and located in the following Louisiana districts are eligible to apply:
- Plaquemines Parish Public Schools
- Lafourche Parish Public Schools
- Terrebonne Parish Public Schools
- St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: two-year grant of $20,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: two-year grant of $30,000
- PLTW Engineering
- New programs: two-year grant of $35,000
Application Deadline: Oct. 26, 2018
Regional Opportunity: In Partnership With John Deere
Eligibility: All public and private schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 and located within 40 miles of the following John Deere facilities are eligible to apply:
- California: Torrance
- Georgia: Augusta
- Illinois: Champaign, Quad Cities
- Iowa: Des Moines, Dubuque, Ottumwa, Paton, Quad Cities, Waterloo
- Kansas: Coffeyville
- Louisiana: Thibodaux
- Missouri: Springfield
- North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
- North Dakota: Fargo, Valley City
- Tennessee: Greeneville
- Wisconsin: Horicon
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: two-year grant of $10,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $5,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs (engineering or computer science units): two-year grant of $20,000
- Existing programs: one-year grant of $5,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
Regional Opportunity: In Partnership With Toyota
Eligibility: All public schools serving any grade(s) PreK-12 and located within a 50-mile radius of Toyota facilities in the following communities are eligible to apply:
- Alabama: Huntsville
- Indiana: Princeton
- Kentucky: Georgetown
- Missouri: Troy
- Mississippi: Blue Springs
- Tennessee: Jackson
- Texas: Plano and San Antonio
- West Virginia: Buffalo
PLTW Program(s) and Grant Award(s):
- PLTW Launch
- New programs: two-year grant of $10,000
- PLTW Gateway
- New programs: two-year grant of $20,000
- PLTW Computer Science
- New programs: three-year grant of $20,000
- PLTW Engineering
- New programs: three-year grant of $35,000
Application Deadline: Nov. 16, 2018
For more information, please visit our Funding and Grant Opportunities page.
