2026-2027 Enhancement Award

About this grant

The STEM BEST ® Enhancement Award is a funding opportunity for existing STEM BEST ® Program models. This is an opportunity to enhance or improve your current model with an award of up to $15,000 with no cost share to cover any unforeseen needs that have come up after the period of performance has ended for your STEM BEST ® Award. The intent of the Enhancement Award is to improve upon your program. It is not intended to provide continuous funding or to sustain your STEM BEST ® Program.

Eligibility details

• Eligible applicants: Example: (OpenAI, 2025) Requirements for Enhancement: Must be a school system or district with an active STEM BEST ® Program model STEM BEST ® awardees currently implementing and managing an award are NOT eligible for a STEM BEST ® Enhancement Award. However, STEM BEST ® models not currently managing a STEM BEST ® award may consider applying for the Enhancement award and the upcoming STEM BEST ® award, provided that each proposal is unique in their scope of work and does not request funding for the same activities or expenses. To maximize dispersal of available funds, we will prioritize schools that have NOT received Enhancement Awards in consecutive years. Different school buildings within an Iowa district may submit an independent STEM BEST ® Enhancement Award proposal in the same proposal period. Individual school buildings may not submit more than one proposal in the s

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