The American Chemical Society (ACS) PrepareCTP Seed Grant aims to support partnership building at community colleges and similar two-year degree-granting institutions, focusing on preparing skilled technical workers (STW) in the chemical enterprise, termed chemical technical professionals (CTPs).
Donor Name: American Chemical Society
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rio, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/16/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
ACS is dedicated to fostering a diverse and skilled technical workforce in the chemical industry. The PrepareCTP Seed Grant aligns with ACS’s Strategic Initiative for Fostering a Skilled Technical Workforce, focusing on recruiting and engaging a diverse group of students and potential employees for the chemical industry. The grant supports community colleges in training chemical technical professionals by providing funds for student support, internships, instrumentation, and faculty workload release. Eligible activities include stipends, internships, equipment purchases, and partnership building with local businesses.
Funding Information
Awards must have a maximum budget not exceeding $20,000 for one year.
Eligibility Criteria
This program seeks to assist U.S.-based (and territories) community college-level students and faculty within programs preparing chemical sciences-related professionals. This can include associate degree programs and certificate programs or skills-training programs at institutions, as long as the students involved have not already obtained a bachelor’s-level degree.
ACS encourages eligible programs to submit proposals with unique strategies to foster the development of STW through their institutional frameworks. A few examples of activities or efforts that would be considered for funding include:
- Stipends/Scholarships
- Internship Support
- Support for Instrumentation
- Faculty workload release.
For more information, visit ACS.
