Bright Ideas

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In 2009, Palmetto Electric Cooperative and Palmetto Electric Trust awarded 43 grants totaling $29,010, to winning teachers and their team members, in the sixth annual Bright Ideas grant program.

Since the inception of "Bright Ideas" in 2004, Palmetto Electric Trust and Palmetto Electric Cooperative have awarded a total of 199 grants in Hampton, Jasper, and southern Beaufort counties totaling more than $165,231.

Bright Ideas grants are intended to fund projects outside normal public school funding parameters and are available to all disciplines in grades K-12 in southern Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. They are not for professional development. A school may submit more than one application, but a teacher is limited to one application per school year.

If you have any questions about the grant program or application procedures please contact your local Palmetto Electric office or e-mail us at .