PLTW Gateway - Program Expansion (ON Semiconductor Foundation) Grant

PLTW Gateway - Program Expansion (ON Semiconductor Foundation) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Project Lead the Way inc.
Amount: US $10,000
Last Updated: December 24, 2025

Summary

Overview

PLTW Gateway onsemi is a leading semiconductor manufacturer serving tens of thousands of customers across several markets with intelligent power and sensing technologies. The ON Semiconductor Foundation, an onsemi Giving Now program, has named PLTW a strategic partner and made an initial investment of $150,000 to support grants for middle schools in Arizona, California, the Northeast, the Pacific Northwest, and Texas to implement or expand the PLTW Gateway program. PLTW is one of seven strategic partners named this year, with support focused on increasing diversity in STEM fields while increasing middle school students' awareness of semiconductors. PLTW Program Status Program Expansion

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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.Grantee must complete one year of Grant reporting.School Type: Public, CharterGeographic Area:Public and Charter schools within locations below are eligible to apply for this grant:Arizona: Maricopa CountyCalifornia: Santa Clara CountyIdaho: Canyon County, Ada CountyMaine: Cumberland CountyMichigan: Wayne CountyNew Hampshire: Hillsborough CountyNew York: Dutchess CountyOregon: Multnomah CountyPennsylvania: Luzerne County, Lackawanna CountyRhode Island: Kent CountyTexas: Richardson (within city limits)Allowable 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