PLTW Gateway - 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 schools interested in implementing or expanding their PLTW Gateway programs.
Middle school is a time of exploration, a time when students are figuring out what they're passionate about today and how that relates to who they'll become tomorrow. During this transitional time, PLTW Gateway's 10 units empower students to lead their own discovery. The hands-on program boosts classroom engagement and excitement, drives collaboration, and inspires “aha! moments” and deep comprehension. And as students engage in PLTW's activities in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science, they see a range of paths and possibilities they can look forward to in high school and beyond.
Through this partnership, Ameren has committed funds to support PLTW grants to schools interested in starting or expanding PLTW Gateway programs beginning in the next academic year.

Eligibility

Program RequirementsGrantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Gateway program.Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Gateway unit not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Gateway unit previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in a PLTW Gateway unit 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