# MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/mda-stem-best-robotics-grant-2025-2026-mda-stem-best-robotics-grant/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360035

> Missile Defense Agency offered grants of up to $30,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $30,000 in total. Applications closed on August 20, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | MDA-STEM-BEST-ROBOTICS-GRANT-2025-2026 |
| Agency | Missile Defense Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 20, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $30,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $30,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.330 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See full text of Grant opportunity for eligibility information

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is MDA-STEM-BEST-ROBOTICS-GRANT-2025-2026 still open?

No. It closed on August 20, 2025.

### Who can apply for MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant?

Missile Defense Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant?

Closed August 20, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $30,000 each. About $30,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach and Workforce Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Universities Space Research Association, George Washington University (the), University of California, San Diego. The program made 112 awards worth $99.1 million in that time.