K-12 Catalyst Grants

General Information

Purpose: Savannah River National Laboratory’s K-12 Catalyst Grants for STEM Education, sponsored by Battelle, is designed to fund STEM learning projects in classrooms and schools in the South Carolina and Georgia regions

Sponsored by: Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC., (Manager and Operator of Savannah River National Laboratory) and The Battelle Memorial Institute

Grades: K-12

Grant Amount: One-time grant of $2,500 or $5,000

Deadline: May 30th, 2025 at 11:59PM

Eligible Participants: The applicant must be a certified K-12 teacher or school administrator in public, charter, or independent STEM schools in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) incorporating STEM into the classroom curriculum. Religious schools are ineligible to apply.

Guidelines: Funds may not be used for furniture, cash, gift cards, salary, food, general office supplies not related to STEM activities, or sports. Everything purchased with the grant funds is to become property of the school. Everything purchased with the grant funds is to become property of the school/organization and must stay with the school/organization if the grantee (i.e., teacher) were to depart. Awards must be made to an organization or fiscal agent that is tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Service code 501(c)(3) or a governmental agency. A current and signed W-9 must be submitted with the application.

Reporting: Grantees will be required to complete an online Student Impact Report, which includes providing: an explanation of how the funds were used, a summary of the students impacted by the grant, a brief description of the implementation of the project, any barriers/concerns that arose, evaluations of the students, and at least one photograph and video. The Student Impact Report is due 30 days after the last day of school.

Award: Grants will be awarded in August 2025 with a ceremony to follow.

Contact Information

Your Name*

First Last

Your Email Address*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Organization Information

W-9 Form Upload*

Please attach a copy of your W-9 form here. Your district will have this on file. It must be signed and dated by the district in the last 12 months. Form W-9 (Rev. October 2018) (irs.gov)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 3 GB.

School Name*

School Website*

School Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

What is your NCES District ID?*

Look up your NCES District ID here: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/. Your NCES District ID will be a 7-digit number, see example below.

What is your NCES School ID?*

Look up your NCES School ID here: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/. Your NCES School ID will be a 12-digit number, see example below.

Please provide a short narrative of your school demographics. 2-3 sentences max.*

(e.g., Title 1 School, percentage of free and reduced lunch, total students enrolled)

Classroom Information

What grade(s) do you teach?*

What subject(s) do you teach?*

How many students will this STEM inclusion impact?*

Your Principal's Name*

Your Principal's Email Address*

Enter Email Confirm Email

STEM Grant Proposal

Please attach a proposal for incorporating STEM education into your curriculum.

Proposals should not be more than three pages, single space, 12 font, 1 inch margin. This proposal should include:

Title of STEM project(s).
A summary of the inclusion of STEM education to your class(es).
Choose a requested grant amount of $2,500 or $5,000.
Budget necessary, formatted as a table. Direct links to requested supplies are required.
How you plan to implement the resources.
Projected outcomes and how the results will be measured.

Please attach proposal as PDF. BSRA will use the rubric below to assess your application.

Please Select Requested Funding Amount*

$2,500

$5,000

STEM Grant Proposal – PDF Upload*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 3 GB.