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Haywood EMC is proud to be 1 of North Carolina’s 26 electric cooperatives that sponsor the Bright Ideas grant program. The program strives to improve education in North Carolina classrooms by awarding grants to teachers for innovative, classroom-based projects in grades K through 12 that would not otherwise be funded. Since 1994, we have touched the lives of more than 2.8 million students who have participated in 13,536 Bright Ideas projects, and given out more than $14.3 million. Each year, close to 500 grants are funded across the state.
Bright Ideas grants are:
For North Carolina teachers in grades K through 12- Awarded each school year
- Individual projects that could be funded up to $2,000
- Open to all subjects
- Teachers are limited to 1 grant proposal per year and are eligible even if they have received a grant before.
To apply for a Bright Ideas grant and complete the online application. Contact Haywood EMC at (828) 452-2281 for more information.