Five western Kentucky schools get TVA funding for robotics programs

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc., announced $700,000 in award funding for robotics education at 187 schools across TVA’s seven-state region, including 5 in western Kentucky.

Eleven awards in Kentucky, which range from $2,500 to $5,000, will be going to: 

Calloway County High School’s Robotics Team, Calloway County Middle School, Murray Independent Schools, Fulton County Elementary, Gateway Academy to Innovation and Technology in Christian County, Greenwood High School in Warren County, Russellville High School in Logan County, The Impact Center for Leadership and Innovation in Warren County and William H. Natcher Elementary in Warren County, Bowling Green Independent Schools and Briarwood Elementary in Warren County.

Any school or non-profit that receives electricity from a local power company served by TVA was eligible to apply. The robotics program is similar to TVA and BVI’s long-standing STEM awards. 

This marks the second year that TVA and BVI have partnered for the robotics awards program, which can be used to create a new robotics program or enhance a program that already exists.


The Tennessee Valley Authority is the nation’s largest public power supplier, delivering energy to 10 million people in seven states.  This includes 39 counties in Kentucky, as well as all or parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia.  


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