A new grant will benefit studies at Cannon County High School.The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded Cannon County High School $4989.27 for a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education project.
The grant award is a part of $580,000 in competitive STEM grants awarded to 161 schools across TVA’s seven-state service territory. Principal Courtney Nichols commented, “This grant provides a great opportunity for our students. It allows them to expand their understanding of hydrogen as a fuel source.”
Across the valley, educators submitted projects large and small, to further their STEM education initiatives in the classroom. The project Cannon County High School submitted will investigate hydrogen as an energy source. The students will build model hydrogen powered cars to race. The title of the grant project is H2Go.
The competitive grant program provided teachers an opportunity to apply for funding up to $5,000 and preference was given to grant applications that explored TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic and career development and community problem solving. Schools who receive grant funding must receive their power from a TVA distributor.
“The goal of the program was to help further STEM education across the valley,” said Rachel Crickmar, TVA Community Relations Program Manager. “We knew this program would be popular and competitive and now we’re looking forward to seeing the impact these projects have.”
