TVA, Huntsville Utilities award STEM grants to five Huntsville City Schools
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Tennessee Valley Authority and Huntsville Utilities presented STEM grants to five Huntsville City Schools during the March 25 board meeting; TVA said 58 North Alabama schools received grants totaling more than $245,000 this year.
Tennessee Valley Authority and Huntsville Utilities presented STEM grants to five Huntsville City Schools during the Board of Education meeting on March 25, 2025.
TVA government relations specialist Ellen Reid told the board that this year 58 schools across North Alabama received grants from the program totaling “over $245,000,” and that five Huntsville schools were among the local recipients. "This is just 1 of many ways we're able to give back to the communities we serve at TVA, and we're very excited for this year's recipients," Reid said.
Board member Miss Fleming introduced the recipients and called them forward for photo opportunities. The five Huntsville recipients and the project descriptions as announced were: - AAA Elementary School — Ozone Bots (teacher Cassandra Taylor wrote the grant; teacher unable to attend). - AAA Middle School — robotics (teacher Stephanie Clemens wrote the grant; Dr. Jones represented the school). - ASFL Academy for Science and Foreign Language Middle School — robotics/STEAM activities and a 3D printer (teacher Jennifer Mason wrote the grant). - New Century Technology High School — biotech strand equipment (teacher Christine King wrote the grant; principal White present). - Grissom High School — Green Power program (teacher Heather Dixon wrote the grant; principal Mr. Coker present).
Reid and board members acknowledged partners including Huntsville Utilities, TVA and BVI. Reid introduced Jared Mitcham (TVA regional vice president, mentioned as present), Shan McMillan (Sen. Katie Britt's office, present), and Chris Key (Huntsville Utilities, present) as attending representatives.
The board held brief photo opportunities for each school and Fleming noted the ongoing partnerships between TVA, Huntsville Utilities and the district in career tech activities and elementary grants.
The grants were presented during the recognitions portion of the March 25 meeting; the board did not record any separate vote on accepting the grants during the portion of the transcript covering the presentations.
