The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. (BVI) have awarded $655,000 in robotics grants to 179 schools and non-profit organizations across TVA’s seven-state region to establish or enhance robotics programs. This new initiative, akin to TVA and BVI’s long-standing STEM awards, supports schools and non-profits served by TVA-affiliated local power companies, with a full list of recipients available at tva.com/robotics.

TVA President and CEO Don Moul emphasized that the funding aims to prepare students for modern careers by fostering robotics skills. For instance, Tupelo Middle School in Mississippi will use its grant for a field trip to Vanderbilt University and to make First Lego League participation free, while Lake County High School in Tennessee plans to upgrade robotics equipment with VEX IQ parts and laptops. BVI President Kathy Black noted the program’s role in inspiring innovation and hands-on learning to drive regional progress.

While this is the first year for the robotics awards, TVA, BVI, and the TVA Retirees Association have supported robotics programs in the region for years.

Tennessee Schools Receiving Robotics Awards:

– Middle Tennessee:

• – ADROIT: $2,500
• – Algood Middle School: $5,000
• – Aventura Community School: $5,000
• – Baxter Primary School: $2,500
• – Central Magnet School: $2,500
• – Clarksville Academy – Upper School: $5,000
• – Creekside Elementary School: $2,500
• – Ellis Middle School: $2,500
• – Franklin Elementary: $2,500
• – Hendersonville High School: $2,500
• – Hillsboro High School: $2,500
• – John P. Freeman Optional School: $2,500
• – LaVergne High School: $5,000
• – Learning Way Elementary: $5,000
• – Liberty Creek High School: $5,000
• – Lincoln County Schools Robotics: $2,500
• – Madison Creek Elementary: $2,500
• – McCallie School: $2,500
• – Mt. Pleasant High School: $5,000
• – Nolensville High School: $5,000
• – Portland High School Robotics: $5,000
• – Portland West Robotics Club: $2,500
• – Richland School: $5,000
• – Rock Springs Middle School-Robotics Team: $5,000
• – Rocky Fork Middle School: $5,000
• – STEMtech21: $5,000
• – Stewarts Creek Middle School: $2,500
• – Stratford High School: $5,000
• – Sumner Academy: $5,000
• – TechNova Robotics: $2,500
• – The Hack Foundation (Hivemind 23396): $2,500
• – The Hands-On Science Center: $2,500
• – Thomas Magnet School, Robotics: $5,000
• – Thurman Francis Arts Academy Robotics: $5,000
• – Union Elementary STEAM and Demonstration School: $5,000
• – Watertown Elementary: $5,000
• – White House High School: $2,500
• – Whites Creek High School: $5,000
• – WMS Robotics Competition Team: $5,000

Northeast Tennessee:

• – Bearden Elementary: $5,000
• – Bearden Middle School: $2,500
• – Brick Breakers: $2,500
• – Carter Middle School Robotics: $5,000
• – Chuckey Doak High School: $2,500
• – Claxton Elementary: $5,000
• – Elizabethton High School Cyclone Robotics Team: $2,500
• – Flagship Robotics 3140 Foundation Inc.: $2,500
• – Hack Club Knox County Robotics: $5,000
• – Hancock County Robotics Club: $2,500
• – Happy Valley High School: $2,500
• – Happy Valley Middle School: $5,000
• – Jefferson Middle School: $2,500
• – Knoxville Catholic High School: $2,500
• – L&N STEM Academy: $2,500
• – Laurel Elementary School: $5,000
• – Mooreland Heights Elementary School: $5,000
• – Mt. View Elementary: $5,000
• – North Middle School: $5,000
• – Norwood Elementary School (Knoxville, TN): $5,000
• – Oak Ridge High School: $2,500
• – Pond Gap Elementary School: $5,000
• – Science Hill High School: $2,500
• – South Knoxville Elementary School: $2,500
• – South Side Elementary School (Johnson City, TN): $2,500
• – South-Doyle High School: $2,500
• – Sullivan East High School: $5,000
• – Sullivan East Middle School: $2,500
• – Tennessee High School: $5,000
• – TriCities Education Association for Christian Homeschool: $2,500
• – Tri-Cities Youth Robotics: $2,500
• – Unicoi County Schools CTE: $5,000
• – Volunteer High School Robotics Team: $5,000
• – West High School: $2,500
• – West Hills Elementary Wolfbots VEX IQ Robotics: $2,500
• – Willow Brook and Linden Elementary Schools: $2,500

– Southeast Tennessee:

• – Athens City Middle School: $5,000
• – Bledsoe County High School: $2,500
• – Candy’s Creek Cherokee Elementary: $5,000
• – Chattanooga Christian School: $5,000
• – E.K. Baker Elementary: $5,000
• – Hamilton County 4-H: $2,500
• – Maryville Junior High School: $2,500
• – Norwood Elementary School (Oliver Springs, TN): $5,000
• – Orchard Knob Elementary: $5,000
• – Powell High School: $5,000
• – Red Wing Robotics: $2,500
• – Rockwood High School: $5,000
• – Snow Hill Elementary School: $2,500
• – STEM School Chattanooga Robotics Team: $2,500
• – Stone Memorial High School: $5,000
• – Tennessee 4-H: $5,000
• – Tyner Middle Academy: $5,000
• – Webb Robotics: $2,500

– West Tennessee:

• – Chester County Jr. High: $5,000
• – Crockett County Middle School: $5,000
• – Decatur County Middle School: $5,000
• – Denmark Elementary School: $5,000
• – East Side Elementary: $2,500
• – Fayette Academy: $5,000
• – Hollis F. Price Early Middle College High School: $5,000
• – Holmes Road Elementary: $5,000
• – Idlewild Elementary School: $5,000
• – Jackson Elementary School – Memphis Shelby: $5,000
• – Lake County High School: $5,000
• – Libertas School of Memphis: $5,000
• – Malesus STEM Innovation Center: $2,500
• – Michie Elementary School: $5,000
• – Peabody High School: $5,000
• – RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $5,000
• – South Side Elementary School (Reagan, TN): $5,000
• – Houston County High School: $5,000