PLTW Engineering - Program Expansion (Ameren) Grant

Ameren has partnered with PLTW to inspire students and provide the hands-on STEM learning experiences necessary to thrive in life beyond the classroom. Ameren is a long-time supporter of K-12 STEM education in the region and is working with PLTW to provide grant support to high schools interested in implementing or expanding their PLTW Engineering programs.
PLTW Engineering empowers students to step into the role of an engineer, adopt a problem-solving mindset, and make the leap from dreamers to doers. The program's courses engage students in compelling, real-world challenges that help them become better collaborators and thinkers. Students take from the courses in-demand knowledge and skills they will use in high school and for the rest of their lives, on any career path they take.
Through this partnership, Ameren has committed funds to support PLTW grants to schools interested in starting or expanding PLTW Engineering programs beginning in the next academic year.

Eligibility

Program RequirementsGrantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Engineering program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Engineering course not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Engineering courses previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in PLTW Engineering courses for the next academic year. School Type: Public, CharterGeographic Area:Eligible Public and Charter schools must be located within the following counties in Illinois and Missouri: Illinois: ADAMS, ALEXANDER, BOND, BROWN, BUREAU, CALHOUN, CASS, CHAMPAIGN, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, CLAY, CLINTON, COLES, CRAWFORD, CUMBERLAND, DE WITT, DOUGLAS, EDGAR, EDWARDS, EFFINGHAM, FAYETTE, FORD, FRANKLIN, FULTON, GALLATIN, GREENE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HARDIN, HENDERSON, HENRY, IROQUOIS, JACKSON, JASPER, JEFFERSON, JERSEY, JOHNSON, KENDALL, KNOX, LA SALLE, LAWRENCE, LIVINGSTON, LOGAN, MACON, MACOUPIN, MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, MASON, MASSAC, MC DONOUGH, MC LEAN, MENARD, MERCER, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, MOULTRIE, PEORIA, PERRY, PIATT, PIKE, POPE, PULASKI, PUTNAM, RANDOLPH, RICHLAND, ROCK ISLAND, SALINE, SANGAMON, SCHUYLER, SCOTT, SHELBY, ST CLAIR, STARK, TAZEWELL, UNION, VERMILION, WABASH, WARREN, WASHINGTON, WAYNE, WHITE, WILLIAMSON, WOODFORDMissouri: ADAIR, AUDRAIN, BOLLINGER, BOONE, BUTLER, CALDWELL, CALLAWAY, CAMDEN, CAPE GIRADEAU, CHARITON, CLARK, CLAY, CLINTON, COLE, COOPER, DAVLESS, DEKALB, DENT, DUNKLIN, FRANKLIN, GASCONADE, HOWARD, IRON, JEFFERSON, KNOX, LEWIS, LINCOLN, LINN, LIVINGSTON, MACON, MADISON, MARIES, MILLER, MISSISSIPPI, MONROE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, MONITEAU, NEW MADRID, OSAGE, PEMISCOT, PHELPS, PIKE, PUTNAM, RALLS, RANDOLPH, RAY, REYNOLDS, SCHUYLER, SCOTT, SCOTLAND, SHELBY, ST. CHARLES, ST. FRANCOIS, ST. LOUIS, ST. LOUIS CITY, STODDARD, SULLIVAN, WARREN, WASHINGTONAllowable ExpensesPLTW Participation Fee; Required computers and/or tablets; Program required equipment and supplies; PLTW Core Training and the following related expenses incurred: travel, room, and board

Ineligibility

Unallowable ExpensesBenefits; Meals; Infrastructure; Renovations; Indirect Costs; Equipment and supplies listed as Optional; Training Cancellation Fees; Training Substitution Fees; Trainings where there was a no-show; Trainings where a credential was not earned; Salaries; Stipends for use during PLTW Core Training; Stipends unrelated to PLTW Core Training; Any other expenses not specified as allowable