TVA STEM Grant Awards
The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., a TVA retiree organization, is awarding a record $1.5 million in grants to educators to develop science, technology, engineering, and math education projects across the Tennessee Valley region.
The competitive STEM classroom grant program received 647 grant applications this year, and 342 were selected for funding.
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. Any school that receives their power from a local power company served by TVA was eligible to apply.
The following schools in our service area were awarded STEM Grants:
$5,000 Award’s
- Baxter Primary- Busy Bee Buddies
- Cornerstone Elementary- TechFit: Energizing Minds and Bodies through Smart Wellness
- Vital School- “RoboReady: Code Your Future”
- White Plains Academy- Little Eagles STEM program
A full list of the grant recipients can be found at www.tvastem.com.



