In-kind support to USA schools to initiate computer science courses. Funding is intended to cover teacher training fees as well as participation fees. 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.
Project Lead The Way is making grants available to schools interested in adding PLTW Computer Science program for the first time in 2025-2026.
Grant awarded schools must:
Offer at least one PLTW Computer Science course of the school's choosing to students in the 2025-2026 academic year,
Offer at least two different PLTW Computer Science courses of the school's choosing in 2026-2027 academic year.
This grant will directly cover the following costs associated with implementation of PLTW Computer Science:
2026-2027 PLTW Computer Science participation fee; and
Four (4) Online PLTW Computer Science Core Training registration fees. Teachers at awarded schools have until October 1, 2027 to register for PLTW Computer Science Core Trainings using their grant awarded training seats.
Eligible schools must be located in a US state, US territory, or DC.
School Type: Public, Private, Charter
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.
Ineligible
Unallowable Expenses:
Benefits; Meals; Infrastructure; Renovations; Indirect Costs; Any other expenses unspecific as allowable; 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
Pre-Application Information
This is a rolling grant opportunity. Awards will be made twice monthly.
Apply By: June 20, 2025
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.
