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. Another goal is articulation between two-year and four-year programs for K-12 prospective STEM teachers that focus on technological education. The program invites research proposals that advance the knowledge base related to technician education. The deadline to apply for funding in 2023 is October 5. Please review the ATE solicitation here.
Recent Community College Daily Articles about ATE
- Leveraging MentorLinks to develop new STEM programs (11/22/2022)
- A more intentional approach to equity in STEM (11/8/2022)
- New ‘talent hub’ focuses on semiconductor, nanotech (11/2/2022)
- Opportunity, support go a long way for STEM students (11/1/2022)
- ‘Carpe diem’ for community colleges on semiconductor workforce development front (11/1/2022)
- Snapshots: ATE 2022 (10/31/2022)
- Community college: a place for students of all backgrounds and experiences (10/28/2022)
- Look deeper for student potential (10/27/2022)
- Presidents’ forum explains benefits of ATE grants (10/20/2022)
- DataPoints: ATE in action (9/19/2022)
- Mentor-Connect now open to all STEM faculty (8/16/2022)
- ATE centers show off their stuff at Mall of America (8/15/2022)
- Final pitches and the CCIC winners (6/16/2022)
- 12 college teams named CCIC finalists (4/28/2022)
- MNT-EC Principal Investigator Is a Fan of the Community College Innovation Challenge (2/9/2022)
- CCIC opens opportunities for participants (2/1/2022)
- Thumbs up: Mentors recommend CCIC to colleagues (2/1/2022)
- ATE prepares technicians for what’s next (11/3/2021)
- Bringing underrepresented students into STEM (10/27/2021)
- 3 approaches to dual-enrollment mechatronics programs (10/25/2021)
- Amplifying ATE (10/18/2021)
- Webinar on ATE application process (7/21/2021)
- ATE supports multiple mentoring initiatives (4/15/2021)
- Accelerating degree success for adult learners in uncertain times (1/7/2021)
Community College Daily Articles about ATE Archive
Videos
2020 Virtual ATE Conference: ATE Connects Videos on Community, Resilience & Innovation
Achieving Sustainability Video Series
Advanced Technological Education: Student Voices, Student Leaders Video Series
Community College Journal
- Oct/Nov 2022 digital issue, “Finding their spark”
- Oct/Nov 2021 digital issue, “Amplifying ATE”
- Oct/Nov 2020 digital issue
- Oct/Nov 2019 digital issue
- Oct/Nov 2018 digital issue
Other Resources
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.
Mentor-Connect is a leadership development and outreach initiative for the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Program (ATE).
ATETV is an online video series with up-to-the-minute information connecting students with education and employment opportunities. Showcasing the best of the Advanced Technological Education program from community colleges and across the country, ATETV features a new episode every week and networking capabilities to connect ATE students and educators with prospective employers.
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.
The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program prepares technicians for high-technology careers. ATE centers serve as the program’s flagships and work on national and regional approaches to key issues in technology. ATE projects focus on particular technician education challenges. The strategies used by both centers and projects include educational resources, faculty enrichment, outreach and recruitment, industry involvement, and research. The ATE Impact book along with the ATE Centers website provides a brief description of the centers, details their impact on students and the workforce, as well as provides contact information if you’re interested in connecting with them directly.