Closed · EDA-STEMTALENT-2023 · CFDA 11.023 · Discretionary
2023 STEM Talent Challenge
Federal grant opportunity posted by Economic Development Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 12, 2023
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
2023 STEM Talent Challenge is a closed discretionary listing from Economic Development Administration that offered Up to $500,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 59 other opportunities from Economic Development Administration.
- up to $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 11.023
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
2023 STEM Talent Challenge is closed (last close June 12, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Economic Development Administration still indexes 59 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 June 12, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$4,500,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
EDA’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is seeking applications from eligible applicants to create and implement innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) work-based learning models (such as Registered Apprenticeships) 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. EDA is excited to announce the launch of its new grants management platform: the Economic Development Grants Experience (EDGE). EDGE was developed to streamline the application and grants management process by implementing a single platform with increased transparency, improved user experience, higher data quality, and more efficiency throughout the entire grant lifecycle. Starting April 6, 2023, applications will no longer be accepted on Grants.gov, and will ONLY be accepted through EDGE (sfgrants.eda.gov). To apply for the FY2023 STEM Talent Challenge NOFO, please access the NOFO here to apply. More information on how to apply is provided in the full NOFO.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 10 doors
2023 STEM Talent Challenge bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (10 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +6 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 code maps to Other (O). Only 1 other Economic Development Administration listing share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 60).
- Code 00
- State governments
- 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 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- 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.
Agency Contact
oie@eda.gov
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What to do next
2023 STEM Talent Challenge is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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