Grants & Projects

NTID Project Fast Forward Grant
$9,143

I wrote and won this grant with the aim of providing students with extensive and safe laboratory exercises in the science classroom. With this grant, the school will receive supplies and equipment that will allow for more in-depth exploration.

Alabama Power Foundation Classroom Grant, 2023
$500

This grant was applied for and won with plans to purchase Sphero LittleBits coding kits. These kits will give students the opportunity to have hands-on STEM experience to tie secondary science lessons to coding and circuitry.

AIDB Foundation Grant, 2021
$6,000

This grant allowed the science department faculty to select and order accessible lab tables, which has helped to increase inclusivity in science lab activities and evened the playing field. Each science classroom was furnished with a rolling lab table with a lower work surface, wheelchair accessibility, and equipped with a working sink and power outlets.

ARC of North Talladega County Grant, 2021
$500

This grant was awarded with the goal of providing students with valuable field experience in environmental science education. Funds were used to purchase digital water quality testing equipment to monitor pH, dissolved oxygen, & other factors in local streams.

Alabama School for the Deaf PTO Grant, 2020
$300

This grant was won and approved with the intention of starting a schoolwide composting initiative with high school environmental science students. COVID-19 shutdowns caused a halt in progress on this project.

ARC of North Talladega County Grant, 2020
$500

This grant was used to purchase a class set of the book "Southern Wonder: Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity" as a supplemental textbook to be used for environmental science.

AIDB Foundation Grant, 2017
$3,000
This grant was used to purchase a high-powered desktop computer for the science classroom, to allow for the integration of high quality video & visual display, as well as the use of virtual reality technology.

ARC of North Talladega County Grant, 2017
$500

This grant was used to purchase Oculus Rift virtual reality hardware to be used to enhance high school science instruction.

AT&&T Grant, 2016
$20,000

This grant was used to purchase the STEMscopes science curriculum & kits for kindergarten through 8th grade.