STEM Grant Opportunities for Community Colleges
The opens in a new windowAdvanced Technological Education (ATE) program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation’s economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions and industry to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary schools and from two-year colleges to four-year institutions; and other activities. The program invites research proposals that advance the knowledge base related to technician education. The ATE Program Solicitation is opens in a new windowavailable here. Grant Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025.
Recent Community College Daily Articles about ATE
- opens in a new windowWildfires inspire students’ STEM innovations (6/12/2025)
- opens in a new windowSnapshots: The 2025 CCIC poster showcase (6/12/2025)
- opens in a new windowNSF funding critical in preparing students for a changing workforce (06/03/2025)
- opens in a new windowGutting NSF will undermine community college pathways to work (06/02/2025)
- opens in a new windowCall to action: Support the NSF (5/1/2025)
- opens in a new window12 student teams named CCIC finalists (4/29/2025)
- opens in a new windowDifferent approaches to CCIC mentoring (3/9/2025)
- opens in a new windowHow one college became a CCIC finalist twice (2/3/2025)
- opens in a new windowSeeking student innovators (1/22/2025)
- opens in a new windowMoving STEM ideas forward (12/9/2024)
- opens in a new windowProviding key connections (12/8/2024)
- opens in a new windowTapping low-cost VR to boost student learning (11/04/24)
- opens in a new windowICYMI: Coverage of ATE 2024 (10/30/2024)
- opens in a new windowATE students’ experiences and advice (10/29/2024)
- opens in a new windowSnapshots: Photos from 2024 ATE conference (10/28/2024)
- opens in a new windowEmerging opportunities in the airways (10/27/2024)
- opens in a new windowSnapshots: ATE 2024 (10/28/2024)
- opens in a new windowWorking partners’ top 10 tips for connecting with industry (10/26/2024)
- opens in a new windowATE on AI (10/24/2024)
- opens in a new windowA tool to gauge ‘needed math’ (10/24/2024)
- opens in a new windowCreative partnerships built through ATE (10/18/2024)
- opens in a new windowAACC’s new Future Leaders Fellows Program (02/26/2024)
- opens in a new windowSnapshots: A look back at CCIC 2023 (02/21/2024)
- opens in a new windowCCIC can open new paths, opportunities for students (02/12/2024)
- opens in a new window‘They can do big things’ (02/5/2024)
- Whoop, whoop! Rallying teams to compete in CCIC (01/24/2024)
- opens in a new windowA call to community college student innovators (1/22/2024)
Community College Journal
- opens in a new windowOct/Nov 2024 digital issue, “Creative partnerships built through ATE”
- opens in a new windowOct/Nov 2023 digital issue, “ATE principal investigators propose robust collaborations”
Other Resources
opens in a new windowATE Central is a free online portal and collection of materials and services that highlight the work of the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects and centers. These initiatives work with educators from two-year colleges to develop and implement ideas for improving the skills of technicians and the educators who teach them.
opens in a new windowATE Impacts Book and blog are intended to inform educators, college administrators, industry partners, students and parents about ATE’s important work preparing technicians for employment in advanced technology fields, as well as improving the skills of educators who teach aspiring and incumbent technicians. Key audiences for the project also include elected officials, community college presidents, business and industry leaders, and ATE principal investigators.
opens in a new windowATE Mentoring Initiatives – The National Science Foundation supports several mentoring initiatives designed to assist community colleges in developing and strengthening STEM programs, applying for NSF ATE funding, and implementing NSF ATE awards. For further information, please click opens in a new windowhere.