MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant
- Posted
- July 16, 2025
- Closed
- August 20, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $30,000
- Program funding
- $30,000
- Expected awards
- 3
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.330
- Archives
- September 19, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.330 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $23.8M
- FY2026 obligated
- $34.4M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 96
Top recipients: University of Tennessee, Universities Space Research Association, California State University San Marcos Corp, Purdue University, George Washington University (the)
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Program’s goal is to: Increase STEM awareness and proficiency among K-12 and college students to enhance the number of U.S. scientists and engineers capable of solving future missile defense challenges in the government, industry, and academia.
MDA STEM’s participation in this initiative aligns with the MDA efforts to develop and foster an engaged STEM talent pool. By making these proactive investments, MDA STEM strengthens and broadens the STEM competent talent pool across the education continuum to support future workforce needs.
The MDA STEM Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology (BEST) Robotics Grants provide a means for official Local Competition Hubs, to obtain financial support for upgrading the robotics kits, in accordance with the BEST Inc. guidance for the 2025 or 2026 competition season.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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