PLTW Launch Grants - Burns and McDonnell

Foundation

Project Lead the Way Inc
Burns and McDonnell

USA: Arizona;  California;  Colorado;  Connecticut;  Florida;  Georgia;  Illinois;  Indiana;  Kansas;  Massachusetts;  Michigan;  Minnesota;  Missouri;  New Jersey;  New York City;  New York;  North Carolina;  Ohio;  Pennsylvania;  Rhode Island;  Texas;  Virginia;  Wisconsin

Grants to USA public and charter schools in multiple states to provide STEM programming for PreK-5th grade students. Funding is intended to cover participation fees and teacher training courses. Schools must meet minimum requirements for the percentage of free and reduced lunch students and must be located in Burns & McDonnell communities.

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Grantee may implement any PLTW Launch modules of their choosing.

Allowable Expenses: PLTW Participation Fee; Required computers and/or tablets; Program required equipment and supplies; PLTW Core Training and the following related expenses incurred: travel, room, and board

Public and charter schools that serve a 40% or more free and reduced-price lunch eligible student population and are located in specific counties surrounding Burns and McDonnell corporate office communities are invited to apply.

Eligible schools must be located in one of the following counties:
• Arizona: Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai
• California: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego
• Colorado: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park, Teller, Weld
• Connecticut: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham
• Florida: Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
• Georgia: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hall, Haralson, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton
• Illinois: Calhoun, Clinton, Cook, Dupage, Greene, Grundy, Jersey, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, Macoupin, Madison, Mchenry, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, Will
• Indiana: Lake, Laporte, Porter
• Massachusetts: Hampden
• Michigan: Berrien
• Minnesota: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mcleod, Meeker, Nicollet, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Steele, Washington, Wright
• Missouri: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis, St. Louis City, Ste. Genevieve, Warren, Washington
• New Jersey: Bergen, Burlington, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
• New York: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester
• North Carolina: Alamance, Bertie, Camden, Caswell, Chatham, Chowan, Cumberland, Currituck, Durham, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Harnett, Hertford, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, Orange, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Person, Randolph, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson
• Ohio: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Geauga, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lake, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Portage, Richland, Ross, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Wayne
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Pike
• Rhode Island: Washington
• Texas: Austin, Bosque, Brazoria, Chambers, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grayson, Grimes, Harris, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Liberty, Montgomery, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Van Zandt, Waller, Wharton, Wise
• Virginia: Chesapeake City, Franklin City, Gloucester, Hampton City, Isle Of Wight, James City, Mathews, Newport News City, Norfolk City, Northampton, Poquoson City, Portsmouth City, Southampton, Suffolk City, Surry, Sussex, Virginia Beach City, Williamsburg City, York
• Wisconsin: Brown, Calumet, Dodge, Fond Du Lac, Green Lake, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago

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Additional Geographic Information:

Burns & McDonnell communities

PLTW does not make grants to the following groups:
• For-profit entities or companies
• Individuals
• Informal groups
• After-school clubs or extracurricular-only programs
• Schools or organizations located outside the United States and its territories. Our current operational and compliance infrastructure is designed to support domestic grantmaking activities. As such, we are unable to consider international applications at this time.

Apply By: November 6, 2026

More information on PLTW Launch: https://www.pltw.org/curriculum/pltw-launch

Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Launch module in the 2027-2028 academic year and must offer one additional module for the 2028-2029 academic year (two different modules in two years).

Apply online: https://my.pltw.org/login

If you have questions or concerns, the PLTW Solution Center is available seven days a week at 877.335.7589 or solutioncenter@pltw.org.