STEM Grant Opportunities for Community Colleges
The Advanced 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 available here. Grant Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025.
Webinars
Moving Up! How-to Tips for Success with YOUR Next ATE Project Proposal
Wednesday, March 12
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST
Has your college been an ATE grantee? Did you have a “New to ATE” grant? Keep the momentum going! Take advantage of what ATE funding can do for your college’s technician education programs and students by “Moving Up” with additional ATE funding. A checklist will be provided along with tips for what will make your proposal more competitive, how requirements and reviewer expectations change when you take the next step, and where can you get help to make your proposal more viable. This session offers strategies, insider tips, and mistakes to avoid in seeking your next ATE grant…and gets you started!
Presenters:
Elaine Craft, Mentor-Connect, Florence-Darlington Technical College, SC
Matthew Swenson, Grant Professional, Green River Community College, WA
Pamela Silvers, Mentor-Connect, Florence-Darlington Technical College, SC
To register, click here.
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Community College Journal
- Oct/Nov 2024 digital issue, “Creative partnerships built through ATE”
- Oct/Nov 2023 digital issue, “ATE principal investigators propose robust collaborations”
Other Resources
ATE 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.
ATE 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.
ATE 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 here.