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Our Mission

We are the Show-Me STEM Alliance, an organization of passionate Missourians who are using our collective voices to bring the opportunities of STEM education to every student in our great state.

Bringing the opportunities of tomorrow to every student, today.

A BOLD proposal that would bring ->

$5,000,000

To FIRST programs across the state of Missouri

Starting an estimated 400+ New Teams

Launching 1000's careers for students across our state

For A (tiny) 0.001% DESE budget increase

www.firstinspires.org/

What is FIRST

FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a global nonprofit that organizes and administers over competitive robotics programs for students in grades 4-12. With three levels of competitions each curated for elementary, middle, and high school students, the FIRST program pathway offers students an incredible opportunities from the basics of STEM to the ultimate challange of the high school FIRST Robotics Competition, allowing students to build competitive machines from scratch, gaining hands-on experience in fields from programming to welding in a team based enviroment. This isn't just another science fair - students build skills applicable in the real world industry while competing at regional and global competitions.

FIRST Lego League

For elementary & middle school students

FIRST Tech Challange

For middle & high school students

FIRST Robotics Competition

For high school students

Programs That Work

While we could tell you these programs are transformative, Missouri is the Show-Me State for a reason. And trust us, we brought the receipts. Below is data better illustrating the transformative nature of these programs, as well as the impact when a similar grant program was instituted in Michigan.

From the FIRST Longitudinal Study

Data showing team growth in Michigan post-grant program (established 2013)

Michigan team distribution in 2024 - a state now boasting more robotics teams than high school football teams. With teams even in the most rural areas, empowered by state grant funding.

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