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MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant

ID: MDA-STEM-BEST-ROBOTICS-GRANT-2025-2026 • Type: Posted
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Description

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.

Background
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Program aims to increase STEM awareness and proficiency among K-12 and college students. This initiative seeks to enhance the number of U.S. scientists and engineers capable of addressing future missile defense challenges across government, industry, and academia.

The MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grants provide financial support for official Local Competition Hubs to upgrade robotics kits in line with BEST Inc. guidance for the 2025 or 2026 competition season.

Grant Details
The grant supports the upgrading of robotics kits for Local Competition Hubs associated with BEST Robotics Inc. The funding is specifically allocated for Educational Software Licenses and Robotics Sensors that are part of the official BEST robotics kit for the 2025/2026 competition season.

Educational Software Licenses must be a one-time purchase covering one year of software use, while Robotics Sensors must support AI integration as defined by BEST Robotics Inc.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be registered with BEST Robotics Inc. as an Official Local Competition Hub or similar entity. They must be managed by a Higher Education Agency (HEA) or a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working closely with an HEA. The HEA must have current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), a Grants.gov account, and a Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) account. Previous grant recipients must have met all reporting requirements and team registration goals.

Period of Performance
The grant will be performed during the 2025/2026 competition season.

Grant Value
MDA will award no more than $30,000 through this grant opportunity to Official BEST Robotics applicants only, with individual awards varying based on proposals.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations are implied to be within the service regions of the participating Local Competition Hubs.
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Overview

Agency
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) [DoD]
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
12.330 - Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 7/16/25 Missile Defense Agency posted grant opportunity MDA-STEM-BEST-ROBOTICS-GRANT-2025-2026 for MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant with funding of $30,000. The grant will be issued under grant program 12.330 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program. It is expected that 3 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
July 16, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Aug. 20, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
July 16, 2025, 11:07 a.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Sept. 19, 2025

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
See full text of Grant opportunity for eligibility information

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$30,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$30,000
Estimated Number of Grants
3

Contacts

Contact
Ambros D Montoya Grantor
Contact Email
ambros.d.montoya.civ@mda.mil   Profile
Email Description
For questions related to this grant opportunity
Contact Phone
(505) 846-0602

Documents

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