Science and Technology EDucation and TRAINing (STEDTRAIN)
STEDTRAIN is a Committee of
The Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS)
that administers a
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Seed Grant program that provides
Type I and Type II Grant funding of $250 to $1000 and $1500 to $2500 respectively to an educator
for innovative hands-on classroom projects that will stimulate children's interest in science and technology.Since the Program began in 1988, it has distributed over $689,302 for 627 individual grants and other worthy educational projects. The grants currently benefit approximately 10,000 students directly and about 20,000 indirectly a year.
The STEDTRAIN program covers Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, and Marshall Counties in Alabama and Lincoln County in Tennessee.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) introduced the acronym STEM in 2001. STEDTRAIN and our Seed Grant program were already well established by that time, so we retain the names and the pseudo-acronym to acknowledge the history of our Committee. HATS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization supporting Huntsville area technical and professional societies dedicated to the advancement of science and engineering. Founded on June 17, 1969, HATS has grown from seven charter societies to the current organizations representing more than 18,000 individuals. The STEDTRAIN Committee encourages the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technical professionals within our community. We put a man on the moon. Help our children reach the stars. HATS is grateful to many of its Member societies, corporate, and individual donors for their support. The economic situation of the past few years has substantially increased the number of grant applications received. The increase has required funding substantially beyond what was previously possible.STEDTRAIN sends alerts via email regarding our events, such as the release of our next Request for Proposals, and other information that we believe is important to share with educators. If you would like to sign up for these alerts, please click on the button below.
Website Navigation
This website is organized by functional areas, and each tab represents one of those functional areas. The navigation menus specific to each functional area appear in the right column when a tab is selected. The tabs are defined as follows.| About | Provides general information about the STEDTRAIN program for the general public. |
| Proposals | Used to prepare, submit, and manage Seed Grant Proposals. |
| Grants | Used to manage Seed Grants that have been awarded. |
| Donors | Provides information about the many generous donors who support our program. |
| Committee | A private tab for STEDTRAIN Committee members only. Contact Mr. Paul Agarwal if you would like to serve on this committee. |
| Contacts | Tells how to contact the STEDTRAIN Committee. |
| Search | Allows you to search our website for information. |
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