Power Your Future Challenge

The Power Your Future Challenge is a nationwide challenge inspiring high school students to envision clean energy careers. Donor Name: U.S. Department of Education State: All States County: All Counties Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes Deadline: 11/19/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The U.S. Department of Education invites teams to submit innovative action plans that will advance the use of clean energy in their schools and communities. Through this challenge, students can explore clean energy and connect CTE programs with a wide variety of clean energy career pathways. CTE programs are uniquely positioned to fuel the clean energy workforce of the future. CTE students gain valuable hands-on skills in construction, manufacturing, engineering, and other trades that align with clean energy careers. The Power Your Future Challenge taps into CTE students’ knowledge, drive, and creativity to develop real-world solutions that advance clean energy adoption in their communities. Through this challenge, the next generation of clean energy leaders can shape America’s future. Funding Information The Department anticipates receiving between 200 to 400 hundred submissions and selecting up to ten (10) winners. The cash prize pool is set at $50,000 and will be divided equally among the winners of the Power Your Future Challenge. Eligibility Requirements An eligible entrant to the Power Your Future Challenge must either be: An Eligible Recipient under the Perkins Act. The term Eligible Recipient means: a local educational agency (including a public charter school that operates as a local educational agency), an area career and technical education school, an educational service agency, an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or Tribal educational agency or a consortium, eligible to receive assistance under section 131; or an eligible institution or consortium of eligible institutions eligible to receive assistance under section 132; or A state or local public or private nonprofit entity that partners with at least one Eligible Recipient to connect high school students to clean energy career opportunities. For more information, visit U.S. Department of Education.