# 119-s-4030: Supporting After-School STEM Educators Act

119-s-4030, Supporting After-School STEM Educators Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4030
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting After-School STEM Educators Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Strengthen the STEM educator workforce** by funding intermediaries that give professional development scholarships and coaching to after-school, summer, and other out-of-school-time educators. The program also creates statewide centralized databases and peer networks to support training and streamline reporting and evaluation. - Educators: Grants fund professional development scholarships and coaching, and can cover staff time, substitute costs, travel, and activities that help educators bring STEM into programs. - Program providers: Providers apply for competitive subgrants that last up to five years; an intermediary may fund up to 25 providers and must advertise opportunities to all organizations, including smaller groups. - Intermediaries and states: The Secretary of Labor awards five-year grants to intermediaries, with preference for those that provide at least 25 percent non-Federal matching funds and partner with colleges, workforce boards, foundations, or local agencies. Intermediaries must build an online statewide PD database, run peer networks, evaluate educator and student outcomes, and publicly share final reports.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants for after-school STEM educators: benefit, low. This bill would direct the Labor Secretary to create competitive grants for intermediaries to support after-school, summer, and other out-of-school STEM educators. Grants would normally run for five years and usually only one would be awarded per State unless extra funds allow another. The bill wou…
- Grants to pay educator training costs: benefit, low. If enacted, intermediaries that get federal grants could make competitive subgrants to nonprofit program providers to pay for professional development scholarships. Subgrant funds could pay for on-site or off-site training, staff time to attend PD, substitute staff, travel, and time to share and im…
- Preference for intermediaries with matching funds: mixed, low. The bill would allow the Secretary to give extra preference to intermediaries that identify a partner providing non-Federal matching funds each year equal to at least 25 percent of the annual grant payment. Acceptable partners could include companies, foundations, colleges, local workforce boards,…
- Required reporting and central training database: mixed, low. If enacted, program providers getting subgrants would do annual evaluations of training, measuring educator confidence, how training is used, and student and parent satisfaction. Intermediaries would compile annual summaries and submit them to the Secretary. Intermediaries must also create and main…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4030 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4030)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4030 (as of 2026-04-21).