BrightIdeas

Grant Amounts

North Carolina’s 26 independent electric cooperatives sponsor the Bright Ideas grant program. These cooperatives have maximum grant amounts ranging from $1,000 to $3,000, with most being in the $2,000 range. To find out how much you are eligible to receive and which electric cooperative is sponsoring your school, search for your school by clicking on the link below.
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When applying, teachers should only ask for the amount they need to successfully administer a project. Be sure to include accurate estimated costs for the project, showing exactly how the money will be spent in the budget portion of your Bright Ideas application.

In order to allow more teachers to benefit from the Bright Ideas program, partial funding of a project may be awarded and is up to your sponsoring cooperatives’ discretion.