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Grants for CAP Units and Educator Members

CAP does not have a grant program for units and/or educator members at this time, but would like to share two vetted organizational grant programs:                                                                                                          

The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA)

  • For CAP Units: CAP's partner in aerospace/STEM education, works to support CAP units with $250 unit grants two times a year: December and June cycles.  Find out more HERE.

  • For Educators: AFA tries to assist K-12th grade educators initiate and perpetuate aerospace/STEM projects/programs with an annual $500 competitive grant program.  The application dates are from September 1st - December 15th each year. Grant recipients are announced in February.  Find info HERE. 

Find an AFA chapter to assist in the classroom and help with a nomination for the AFA Teacher of the Year program (at the chapter level, which comes with a $250 award; at the state level, which comes with a $500 award; and at the national level, which comes with a $3,000, $2,000, or $1,000 award).

For educators and units:

 

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has an AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant Program for K-12 educators who are free AIAA educator members. The application dates are from to October 15th - January 11th each year.  Grant recipients are announced each February. Find info HERE.

The AIAA also has educator awards, so check these out HERE.

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Although CAP does not endorse any other sites, the following may help locate other grants. Personal discernment is mandatory before opening any unknown site:

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