Gene Haas Foundation Grants
Gene Haas Foundation · Funder
The Gene Haas Foundation awards grants to tax-exempt organizations and schools for manufacturing education, CNC training, and robotics/competition sponsorships, primarily in FRC and FTC teams apply through the competition-teams portal; Canadian teams are eligible.
About this grant
The Foundation supports manufacturing education through multiple programs: scholarship grants to schools for CNC training, sponsorship of robotics and racing competition teams, teacher training grants for summer programs, and endorsement grants for preeminent training facilities expanding their programs. It has distributed over $40 million in grants in 2025 alone and totals over $265 million since 1999. All grants are awarded exclusively to tax-exempt entities through an online application process.
Who can apply
Must have
The funder turns down applications that miss any of these.
- Organisation typeApplicant must be a 501(c)(3), a public school or district, or apply through a 501(c)(3)
Application windows
Past rounds stay listed. Most grants reopen around the same time each year.
No dates on record yet. Check the funder's page.