The Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) Grant Program is designed to support hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) education by assisting Wisconsin public school districts with purchases of equipment used for instructional and educational purposes in fab labs.
Donor Name: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program’s purpose is to message the state’s students, workforce, and business community, as well as out of state firms, the importance of STEAM related training and development to the State of Wisconsin. This is done via helping fund labs that school districts might not be able to otherwise afford. These labs should lead to additional K12 students getting trained more directly (hands-on) in STEAM skills, leading to more entering the workforce interested in those occupations.
Funding Information
- FY25: $350,000.
- The minimum Fab Lab grant amount is $10,000. The maximum Fab Lab grant amount is $25,000 for individual school districts or up to $50,000 for consortium applications.
Uses of funds
Fab Lab grants can fund equipment and related software installation costs. Costs are only eligible to be applied to grant and matching fund expenses after WEDC approval.
Eligibility Criteria
Wisconsin public school districts and Tribal schools located in Wisconsin may apply for a grant to purchase equipment to be used for instructional and educational purposes in one or more fabrication laboratories by elementary, middle, junior, or high school students. Either a CESA, or a lead public school district, may apply on behalf of a consortium of two or more public school districts.
For more information, visit WEDC.
