BrightIdeas

Bright Ideas has funded 7,700 education grants in NC – will yours be next?

Touchstone Energy Cooperatives accepting applications April through September


Project Funded By a Bright Ideas Grant
The Bright Ideas education grant program, sponsored by North Carolina’s electric cooperatives, provides funding to North Carolina teachers for innovative classroom projects that fall outside normal funding parameters.

Since the program began in 1994, about $7.9 million has been given to educators for more than 7,700 projects benefitting well over 1.4 million students.

Will your project be next?
Project Funded By a Bright Ideas Grant



Applications are accepted each year from April through mid-September, and the final deadline depends on your school’s sponsoring electric cooperative. Each year, about 600 grants are funded across the state.




Apply Now
To start your application, click on the "Apply Now" tab above.

Want a chance to win an extra $500?
Teachers who submit their application by the early-bird deadline on Aug. 17 will be entered in a drawing for a $500 Visa gift card!



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