Grants for JROTC Units support JROTC cadets through innovative, aerospace-themed classroom projects that deepen understanding of aerospace’s role in society and encourage exploration of STEM.
Funder: Air and Space Forces Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $500 per grant to a JROTC unit
Summary: Supports innovative, aerospace-themed classroom projects that advance aerospace education and inspire JROTC cadets to explore STEM.
Key Information: Applicants must be JROTC units with projects that advance aerospace education in the classroom.
The Air and Space Forces Association (AFA) offers grants to JROTC units for innovative, aerospace-themed classroom projects. The program aims to deepen students’ understanding of the critical role aerospace plays in society today and in the future, while encouraging exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
These grants are part of AFA’s broader education grant offerings and its partnership with JROTC to operate aerospace education programs. That partnership spans 30 classrooms and reaches hundreds of cadets annually. Supported work brings together classroom learning about aerospace and encouragement to explore STEM, with aerospace serving as the central theme.