Closed · MDA-STEM-BEST-ROBOTICS-GRANT-2025-2026 · CFDA 12.330 · Discretionary
MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Missile Defense Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $30K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 20, 2025
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Missile Defense Agency that offered Up to $30,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 13 other opportunities from Missile Defense Agency.
- up to $30K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 12.330
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant is closed (last close August 20, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Missile Defense Agency still indexes 13 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 August 20, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$30,000
Expected Awards
3
Instrument
Grant
Description
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.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · MDA-STEM-BEST-ROBOTICS-GRANT-2025-2026
Grants.gov marks MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Missile Defense Agency book (6 peers, 43% of 14).
- 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
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Agency Contact
Ambros D Montoya Grantor Phone 505-846-0602
What to do next
MDA STEM BEST Robotics Grant is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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