Progress Energy's E-Education Grants

Funded by Progress Energy to ensure that students in Asheville have the knowledge and opportunity to be the energy innovators of tomorrow.

 
Overview
Made possible though a grant from Progress Energy to support advancements energy education and conservation awareness.  E-Education grants are grants that range from $500-$2,500 and are awarded to projects that focus on energy education or conservation.  Click here to see a winning example of an E-Education grant

 

 Objectives

  1. Provide hand-on learning opportunities on energy topics

  2. Build teacher capacity to educate students on energy topics

  3. Expand students awareness of energy careers

 

Grant Guidelines

  • Focus on increasing student achievement.

  • Provide some matching funds. Because the requests for support greatly exceed our ability to fund all projects, we invest in those efforts that are also supported by the school building, PTO and other sources.   

  • Create collaboration. This might include cooperation between teachers, between schools, or between the schools and other organizations or agencies.

  • Benefit many. The project should have the potential for benefiting a significant number of students within the Asheville City Schools System, either within one year, or across many years with durable materials.

  • Plan to evaluate. Projects must have a clear plan for evaluation that is valid and specific.  Evaluations that rely on improved end of grade/course test scores as the sole evidence of impact will be given a lower priority.  

 

Application Procedure: Grants should be emailed to Kate Pett at Kate@acsf.org by 5 PM on September 23, 2011 & a second cycle of applications will be due on January 20, 2012 and a hard copy with original signatures should arrive within three business days.

 

Applicants will receive notification of receipt of their grant.  Contact the ACSF Office if you have not heard within one week of submission.  Grants are awarded by a committee of board members and community volunteers within 6 weeks of application, and notification of awards is within 8 weeks.

 

Apply for a Progress Energy E-Education Grant
Click Here to Apply