Micron STEM Opportunity Fund Grant

The Micron STEM Opportunity Fund, established by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, aims to enhance STEM education for underserved students in the area. It supports nonprofits and educational institutions serving grades 6-12, emphasizing semiconductor career pathways and technology fields. Proposals should focus on engineering, AI, and data science, with a strong Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning framework. Special consideration is given to initiatives in Title I schools, promoting long-term STEM capacity and workforce readiness.

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Guided by a strategic plan focused on social and economic mobility, opportunities for all, inclusive economic growth, and community resilience, CFNOVA stewards charitable funds, awards competitive grants and scholarships, conducts research, and connects donors with local organizations addressing critical needs. Its funding priorities include support for nonprofit services in areas such as child and youth development, education, health and safety net services, aging, intellectual and developmental disabilities, military families, the arts, the environment, and scholarship support for students, with more than $10 million in grants and scholarships awarded in 2024.
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Micron STEM Fund supports efforts to expand high-quality STEM learning opportunities for underserved students in Northern Virginia, in partnership with Micron. The fund invites nonprofits and educational institutions serving rising 6th–12th grade students to apply and prioritizes programs aligned with semiconductor career pathways and high-demand technology fields. Competitive proposals focus on engineering, robotics, computer science, applied math, physics, chemistry, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and technology integration, with a required AI learning component. Applications that demonstrate a strong Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework are favored. Programs primarily centered on life sciences, healthcare, or medical education are not prioritized. Preference is given to initiatives serving students in Title I schools, with allowable activities that may also support teachers and family engagement to strengthen long-term STEM capacity and workforce readiness.

Eligibility

Public K-12 schools and higher education institutions located in Northern Virginia are eligible to apply.501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services in Northern Virginia (defined as the areas within Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park) can apply for funding. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.Organizations are limited to one application per grant cycle. Multiple applications will not be considered.Applications that are incomplete or late will not be considered.