Closed · EDA-HDQ-OIE-2021-2007015 · CFDA 11.023 · Discretionary

FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$250K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 12, 2021
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge Program is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $1 -- $250,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$1-$250K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
11.023
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge Program is closed (last close October 12, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 12, 2021

Posted Aug 12 Closes Oct 12

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

EDA is seeking applications from eligible applicants to create and implement innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) apprenticeship models that complement their respective region’s innovation economy. The STEM Talent Challenge seeks to develop or expand regional workforce capacity to support high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future (which usually includes industries that leverage emerging technologies), and other innovation-driven businesses that have a high likelihood of accelerating economic competitiveness and job creation in their respective regions and in the United States.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 6 doors

FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (6 doors: County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; +2 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Other · Regional Development · Science and Technology / R&D (ELT;O;RD;ST). Inside Department of Commerce's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Agency Contact

oie@eda.gov

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What to do next

FY 2021 STEM Talent Challenge Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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