PLTW Gateway- Program Expansion ( Huber) Grant

The PLTW Gateway Program Expansion grant, funded by Huber in partnership with Project Lead The Way Inc., offers $10,000 to public schools aiming to enhance their existing PLTW Gateway programs for the 2026-2027 academic year. Eligible schools can use the funds for adding new units, increasing class periods, or training additional teachers. Annual reports and surveys are required to assess the program's impact and effectiveness.

Grant Details
Huber has partnered with PLTW to provide grants to schools who are looking to start or get support expanding their existing PLTW programs for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Program Requirements
Grantee 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 2025-2026 academic year.
Grant Award and Distribution Schedule:

• Total Award: $10,000
• 2025-2026: $10,000
• Grant Reporting Requirements

Grantees receiving a PLTW grant are required to submit an Annual Grant Report and Annual Grant Financial Report by April 15 for each year of the grant period. Grantees must also assist PLTW in collecting annual teacher and student surveys. Surveys will be administered by PLTW and are intended to inform PLTW's continual improvement efforts and to share outcomes with funding supporters of the grant program.

Eligibility

School Type: PublicSchools in the following districts are eligible for this grant:ArkansasBenton School DistrictGeorgiaAtlanta Public SchoolsBanks County SchoolsCherokee County School DistrictDekalb County SchoolsForsyth County SchoolsGordon County SchoolsMadison County SchoolsPickens County SchoolsIllinoisPayton CUSD 1MaineEaston Public SchoolsRSU 39MissouriCanton RV School DistrictNorth CarolinaCabarrus County SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsGaston County SchoolsUnion County Public SchoolsOklahomaBroken Bow SchoolsHolly Creek Public SchoolsLukfata Public SchoolsWright City School DistrictTexasMarble Falls ISDVirginiaHalifax County Public SchoolsWisconsinSchool District of TomahawkAllowable 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