There is still time for educators in south western Kentucky, and others within the power giant’s platform, to apply for the annual Tennessee Valley Authority STEM grant.
TVA Media Specialist Adam May said the deadline is September 15, with another $1.5 million certainly headed to private and/or public schools K-12 interested in certain projects and classroom improvements related to the teachings of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Grants can vary in size and need, May said, with awards ranging from a few hundred dollars up to a maximum of $5,000 The only requisites are the school must be served by a TVA-backed local power provider — like Pennyrile Electric or Hopkinsville Electric Systems — and applying teachers must be able to provide a strong, convincing proposal of their plans through an online portal at tva.com/stem.
Requests for drones, May added, continue to be on the rise. And for good reason.
May said there is a plan for each of the states to have good representation in the grant program, but teachers must apply in order for the TVA to acknowledge staff lesson plans.
TVA officials have had this program in place for years, and May noted it came about because of a growing need for this type of talent in the workforce.
TVA serves more than 10 million people, and their businesses, in the southeastern United States.
