Grants

3-P STEM Education Grants

Grant Overview

MiSTEM is reimagining STEM education using transdisciplinary approaches to create a STEM culture, empower instructors, integrate communities and learning spaces and ensure high-quality STEM experiences for students. 

The MiSTEM Network will award up to $200,000 in grants (up to $20,000 per grantee) to boost STEM education and career exposure for students.

An important focus of this grant program is planning to implement 3-P learning. 

Learn more about MiSTEM Network 3-P (Place-, Project-, and/or Problem-based) Learning in Michigan

Grant Award Information

• Awards are up to $20,000 per grantee.
• Geographic and demographic diversity will be a consideration in awarding funds.
• Any eligible agency working with youth will be able to apply for grants.
• Award period is July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024.
• The grants are funded through support from the MiSTEM Network. It is anticipated that approximately $200,000 will be available in FY2023-24 to fund eligible applications.

Timeline

• Request for Proposal will be released in February, 2023.
• Technical Assistance Webinar March 14, 2023, 4-5 p.m.
• Grant applications due by 5 p.m. April 14, 2022.
• Notice of award to successful applicants by May 19, 2022.
• Grant Kick-off Workshop June, 2023
• Virtual 3P pedagogy professional learning (PL) August, 2023

Grant Resources

• Michigan Fresh Water Programs Database

MiSTEM Network Advisory Council Grant

Under Section 99s(3) and (4), the state school aid fund money is allocating $3.05 million to fund grants recommended by the MiSTEM Advisory Council for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs in Michigan.

The 2023-24 MiSTEM Advisory Council Grant will coordinate statewide actors, activities and STEMworks programs designed to move forward the State STEM Strategy. To accomplish this, the following statewide action areas are identified as necessary to move forward a shared state STEM definition and vision through high-quality STEM learning experiences.

Action Areas

The MiSTEM Advisory Council Grant Program will:

1. Elevate mathematics as the language of STEM and a tool for STEM exploration.
2. Ensure that students have Science and Engineering Literacy as a 21st-century skill.
3. Emphasize the importance of and expand access to high-quality Computer Science experiences.

Each action area must also connect to career exploration in formal and informal PK-12 education settings across the state. The action areas have worked, and continue to work, diligently to bring together consortiums to help develop and execute a strategic plan to move forward high-quality STEM experiences in Michigan.

Get Involved

Learn more about how you can get involved in one of the above Action Areas at MiSTEM Collaboratives.