ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026

The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program has grant funding opportunities available to support 2-year institution CTE and STEM technician program development, faculty professional development, career pathways, curriculum development, outreach activities and more. Attendees will learn some grant writing strategies focused on the NSF-ATE solicitation. Attendees will also learn about how NSF-ATE grant funding opportunities can help with technician program development and improvement as well as what activities qualify for NSF-ATE grant funding. Attendees will learn about multiple categories of NSF-ATE grant funding in support of STEM technician education. The current NSF-ATE solicitation and proposal development mentoring opportunities plus some helpful NSF-ATE resources and will be presented. Attendees will learn about NSF-ATE resources, the ATE grant proposal solicitation, and mentoring opportunities and the potential to improve their CTE programs. Anyone thinking about submitting an NSF-ATE grant proposal and desiring to learn some strategies to craft a proposal or wishing to learn more about the NSF-ATE program may potentially benefit from attending this session. A question and answer time will engage the audience for specific information.