KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Ten Shoals-area schools will benefit from Tennessee Valley Authority STEM grants.
TVA, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., a TVA retiree organization, is awarding a record-tying $1.5 million in grants to educators to develop science, technology, engineering, and math education projects across the Tennessee Valley region.
More than 130,000 students will benefit from the grants.
“We know STEM teachers across the region are inspiring students to become the workforce of the future and that’s why it’s so important for TVA to continue to support this grant program,” said Jeff Lyash, TVA president and CEO. “Providing additional resources to schools helps provide essential hands-on learning programs that equip students with skills that will help them be successful in whatever they choose to do in life.”
The competitive STEM classroom grant program is operated in partnership with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, managed by the Battelle organization. The program received 647 grant applications this year, and 342 were selected for funding. Since 2018, TVA/BVI has provided nearly $8 million in STEM grants supporting over 730,000 students.
“Bicentennial Volunteers has a reputation for giving back to the community. BVI is proud to partner with TVA in empowering teachers to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” said Kathy Black, president of BVI. “We believe that by enriching their educational experiences, we are helping create lifelong learners and building the workforce of tomorrow.”
Grants up to $5,000 were awarded in a competitive process, and preference was given to grant applications that explored TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic development, and community problem-solving. Schools that receive their power from a local utility company served by TVA was eligible to apply.
Shoals-area schools receiving grants
- Brooks High School
- Covenant Christian School
- Forest Hills Elementary School
- Hibbett Elementary School
- Kilby Laboratory School
- Leighton Elementary School
- RE Thompson Elementary School
- Riverhill School
- Webster Elementary School
- Weeden Elementary School
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