PLTW Launch - New Program (ExxonMobil) Grant

ExxonMobil collaborates with PLTW to enhance K-12 STEM education, focusing on inspiring students and training teachers. This grant supports schools in the Greater Houston area to implement or expand PLTW Launch programs, offering hands-on modules that foster design thinking and problem-solving skills in students. With a total funding of $15,000, the initiative aims to empower diverse and economically challenged schools, providing critical resources for STEM learning and development.

PLTW Launch's 43 interdisciplinary modules bring learning to life. The program empowers students to adopt a design-thinking mindset through compelling activities, projects, and problems that build upon each other and relate to the world around them. And as students engage in hands-on activities in computer science, engineering, and biomedical science, they become creative, collaborative problem solvers ready to take on any challenge.
Program Requirements
Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Launch module in the 2025-2026 academic year and must offer one additional module each academic year of the grant period (two different modules in two years). Schools may implement any PLTW Launch modules of their choosing. Grantee must complete two years of grant reporting.
School Type: Public, Charter
Grant Award and Distribution Schedule:

• Total Award: $15,000First Year: $10,000Second Year: $5,000

Eligibility

Geographic Area: Eligible schools must be located within the following Districts:Aldine ISDSpring ISDSpring Branch ISDKIPP Texas - HoustonHouston ISDAllowable Expenses:PLTW Participation Fee; Core Training and related expenses; Required computers and/or tablets; Program required equipment and supplies;

Ineligibility

Unallowable Expenses:Salaries or StipendsBenefitsMealsInfrastructureRenovationsIndirect CostsAny other expenses unspecific as allowableTraining Cancellation FeesTraining Substitution FeesTrainings where there was a no-showTrainings where a credential was not earned