PLTW Gateway - New Program Schools Across the US Grant

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is offering grants to schools across the US for the implementation of the PLTW Gateway program in the 2025-2026 academic year. Eligible institutions include public, private, and charter schools, especially those serving low-income and minority populations. The grant covers participation fees and training costs, with a total award of $9,100, distributed over three years. Schools are encouraged to apply for this opportunity to enhance their STEM education offerings.

Project Lead The Way is making grants available to schools across the US that are interested in implementing the PLTW Gateway program for the first time for the 2025-2026 school year.
School Type:

• Public PrivateCharter
• Grant Award and Distribution Schedule:
• Total Award: $9,1002025-2026: $8,150
• 2026-2027: $950
• 2027-2028: $0

Eligibility

Program Requirements
Grantee must offer PLTW Gateway for the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 academic years. Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Gateway unit in the 2025-2026 academic year and must offer one additional different unit in the 2026-2027 academic year. Grantee may implement any PLTW Gateway units of their choosing.Geographic Area:
Eligible schools must be located in a US state, US territory, or DC.All schools are encouraged to apply including: private schools, charter schools, rural schools, public and private schools that serve 40% or more students who are eligible for free and reduced lunch, public and private schools that serve a minority majority student population, as well as districts/schools seeking to begin PLTW or existing PLTW districts seeking to offer a complete PLTW program pathway.This grant will directly cover the following costs associated with implementation of PLTW Gateway: 2025-2026 PLTW Gateway participation fee;
2026-2027 PLTW Gateway participation fee; and
Six (6) Online PLTW Gateway Core Training registration fees. Teachers at awarded schools have until October 1, 2027 to register for PLTW Gateway Core Trainings using their grant awarded training seats.Please note, there is no cash value for this grant. If awarded, funds will not be sent directly to the awarded school. Instead, PLTW will directly apply grant awarded items to the school's PLTW account. If a school is interested, PLTW will make awards to support the implementation of a PLTW Gateway program in the 2024-2025 academic year instead.