Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 30, 2026.

Program name

Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)

Issuing agency

U.S. National Science Foundation

Opportunity number

PD-26-1341

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Status

Open (posted)

Application deadline

Closes October 6, 2076Agency note: Proposals accepted anytime

Published award range

Not published by the agency

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• Unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarification in Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov lists eligibility as Unrestricted.

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

47.041

Official source

View on Grants.gov ↗ · Agency information link ↗

Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361952 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 361952 · Funding opportunity number PD-26-1341

Posted

April 17, 2026 · Source last updated October 6, 2026

Last verified

October 30, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

83% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range, eligibility criteria text.

Record confidence

highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.

Description (from the official listing)

The Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative integrates engineering research and education to improve and expand the nation’s engineering workforce. PFE is defined as the formal and informal processes and value systems by which people become engineers. The goal of PFE is to create an ethical engineering workforce with a global outlook and the ability to adapt to the rapidly evolving technical environment. This will help build a future engineering workforce with the skills to compete in the global marketplace, support emerging technologies, and grow U.S. industry. PFE supports projects in the ENGINEER program relating to future and current engineers’ training and education in many contexts, including formal classrooms, informal maker spaces, clubs and co-curricular activities, and workplaces. Such training encompasses cooperative education and internships, community-based experiences, and research labs. It also involves many scales of analysis, from mentor/mentee relationships to large-scale online learning and professional development experiences. Engineers must develop and maintain these learning opportunities with clear pathways to and through the profession. Such pathways include formal and informal education, apprenticeships, credentialing, and licensure, and consider relationships with other professionals, technical workers, and community members. Finally, such opportunities include transitions across and within academia and industry. To understand and improve this system requires expertise in both engineering and the social sciences.

Agency contact

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