The Alabama State Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2026 Alabama Robotics Grant Program.
Donor Name: Alabama State Department of Education
State: Alabama
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the Robotics Program is to aid local education agencies (LEAs) in purchasing equipment, training, curriculum, and/or professional development that will directly support robotics education in the school. Robotics education is defined as utilizing student-designed, programmable robots (including those built from kits), programming software, and computer interfaces as hands-on learning tools to create a learning environment that enhances collaboration and communication among students, fosters problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and cultivates creativity.
Funding Information
Each LEA can apply to receive funding of up to $3,500 per school.
Allowable Uses of Funds
The Robotics Program grant funds may be used to purchase items for the following:
- Robotics kits (Kits that allow/require students to design and build a robotic device.)
- Robotics programming software
- Robotics competition equipment (Accessories used to practice specific tasks or challenges.)
- Non-traditional computing devices for the purpose of programming/running robots (Non-exhaustive list of examples: Microbit, Arduino, Raspberry Pi).
- Specialized tools needed to design, create, build or repair student-designed robots.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be an Alabama public school LEA submitting on behalf of schools with elementary (Grades K-5), middle (Grades 6-8), or high (Grades 9-12) school students.
For more information, visit Alabama State Department of Education.
