Opportunity Information: Apply for MDA STEM BEST HTPD 2021
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) STEM Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology (BEST) Robotics Grant: Hub's Teacher Professional Development (HTPD) 2021 is a discretionary grant opportunity designed to support teacher training connected to BEST Robotics local competitions. The central goal is to provide financial assistance to official BEST Robotics Inc. Local Competition Hubs so they can deliver structured professional development to K-12 teachers who are new to coaching or leading BEST Robotics teams, specifically those within their first three years in that role. The underlying idea is that well-prepared teachers are more likely to run effective robotics teams, have a smoother season, and keep students meaningfully engaged in STEM learning through hands-on engineering experiences.
This opportunity focuses on teacher professional development as a practical way to strengthen STEM education capacity at the school level. By targeting early-career BEST team teachers, the program aims to build confidence, improve instructional readiness, and help teachers navigate the technical and logistical demands of a BEST Robotics season. The training is intended to provide broad STEM exposure and support, not just narrow competition tips, so teachers can translate robotics activities into deeper classroom learning and sustained student interest in engineering, technology, and problem-solving.
The sponsoring agency is the Missile Defense Agency, and the funding instrument is a grant under the education activity category. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 12.330. Eligible applicants are limited to institutions of higher education, including both public and state-controlled institutions and private institutions. While the narrative emphasis is on BEST Robotics Local Competition Hubs, the eligibility listing indicates that the organizations applying for the grant must fall within those higher-education institution categories, which suggests that qualifying hubs may be operated by, housed within, or partnered closely with colleges and universities that can serve as the applicant of record.
Key administrative details include an opportunity number of MDA STEM BEST HTPD 2021 and a funding opportunity title explicitly tied to BEST Robotics and Hub-run Teacher Professional Development. The opportunity was created on June 21, 2021, with an original closing date of July 21, 2021. The award ceiling is listed as $2,980, indicating relatively small, targeted awards meant to underwrite the direct costs of training activities (for example, training materials, facilitation needs, or other modest program expenses). The source summary does not specify the exact number of awards expected.
Overall, this grant is best understood as a focused support mechanism for strengthening the effectiveness of BEST Robotics programs by investing in the teachers who lead them, especially those who are still early in their experience. The expected outcome is improved teacher preparedness and a better-quality robotics season experience, which in turn is meant to increase awareness of and participation in STEM among K-12 teachers and students through an established robotics competition framework. The full text of the announcement is referenced as being available in the related documents section of the original posting.Apply for MDA STEM BEST HTPD 2021
- The Missile Defense Agency in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), Boosting Engineering Science & Technology (BEST) Robotics Grant: Hub's Teacher Professional Development (HTPD) 2021" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.330.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-06-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-07-21. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,980.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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