The Motorola Foundation's Innovation Generation grant program seeks to spark students' interest in STEM and to help develop critical-thinking skills for the long term. Providing $4 million to K-12 programs across the U.S. in 2008, the initiative supports hands-on after-school programs, science and math clubs, teacher training and mentoring programs. By providing strong STEM education at an early academic level, Polytechnic Institute of NYU is working with Motorola to help encourage commitment to STEM learning and future STEM career paths.