FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge Program

Agency: Department of Commerce

11.023 -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Talent Challenge Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

EDA is seeking applications from eligible applicants to create and implement innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) apprenticeship models that complement their respective region’s innovation economy. The STEM Talent Challenge seeks to develop or expand regional workforce capacity to support high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future (which usually includes industries that leverage emerging technologies), and other innovation-driven businesses that have a high likelihood of accelerating economic competitiveness and job creation in their respective regions and in the United States.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Government

City or township governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
County governments

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

Eligible applications for and eligible recipients of EDA investment assistance under this NOFO include: a State; an Indian tribe; a city or other political subdivision of a State; an entity that is— a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity, and that has an application supported by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a native organization; or a consortium of any of the above-mentioned eligible applicants.

Grantor contact information

Description

oie@eda.gov

Email

oie@eda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY2021_STEM_Talent_Challenge_NOFO_FINAL.pdf	FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge NOFO	Aug 12, 2021 08:16 PM UTC

Link to additional information

STEM Opportunity

Archived: November 11, 2021

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

Award Minimum

$250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

EDA-HDQ-OIE-2021-2007015

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Regional development

Science technology and other research and development

Employment labor and training

Other

Category Explanation:

The STEM Talent Challenge seeks to develop or expand regional workforce capacity to support high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future (which usually includes industries that leverage emerging technologies), and other innovation-driven businesses that have a high likelihood of accelerating economic competitiveness and job creation in their respective regions and in the United States.

History

Version:

Posted date:

August 12, 2021

Archive date:

November 11, 2021