SOUTH BEND — Beacon Health System and Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the nation’s leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, announced a grant partnership this week as part of the recently announced five-county regional initiative with the Corporate Partnership for Economic Growth (CPEG).
The $150,000 grant from Beacon Health System will provide grants to eligible Elkhart and St. Joseph county high schools implementing PLTW Biomedical Science through the CPEG regional initiative, which provides all K-12 schools in Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties the opportunity to apply for grant funds to implement new PLTW programs. The partnership between Beacon Health System and PLTW will give more Elkhart and St. Joseph County high school students access to courses in the biomedical sciences, preparing them for jobs and careers like those at Beacon Health System.
The partnership will support 15 grants designed to offset the cost of teacher training, participation fees, and required equipment for PLTW Biomedical Science. This grant will be available to schools for the 2014-15 school year through 2016. Schools in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties will be considered for this funding through their application for the CPEG Northern Indiana Grant. Applications are due March 31, and schools will be accepted and notified in April.
