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Toyota USA Foundation Announces $3.3 Million in New Grants
Foundation Continues Support for K-12 Math and Science Education
NEW YORK (June 9, 2009) – The Toyota USA Foundation, a charitable endowment supporting K-12 math and science education, today announced $3.3 million in new grants. The latest round of grants is going to 12 organizations from across the country.
“During these challenging economic times, we are pleased to support
these excellent programs,” said Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of
Toyota Motor North America. “These
grants are an investment in the future of our teachers and young people and
will give them invaluable skills for the future.”
The Toyota USA Foundation supports quality K-12 programs that
improve the teaching and learning of mathematics, science, and environmental
education. The foundation places a
high priority on:
- Diverse programs that are broad in scope, incorporate inter-disciplinary learning, and use “real-world” classroom applications; and
- Innovative and cost-effective programs which develop students and teachers’ abilities.
Toyota USA Foundation 2009 Grants:
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Organization
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Description
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Grant
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Academy for
Educational Development
New York, NY
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After-School Math Plus
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A 10-week math enrichment after-school program for 1,700
third through eight grade students.
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$250,000
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American
Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
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National Center for Science, Literacy, Education, and
Technology
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Support content development, dissemination efforts and
website upgrades for Science Bulletins, a multi-media and on-line science
news and scientific research program that delivers up-to-date science content
knowledge at low cost to museums and free to schools across the United
States.
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$300,000
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Arizona
Council on Economic Education
Scottsdale, AZ
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Mathematics and Economics for Grades K-12
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Provide training, curricula, and classroom lessons to
prepare teachers to help students achieve the Arizona Economics and
Mathematics Standards in grades K-12.
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$100,000
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Chicago
Horticultural Society/Chicago Botanic Garden
Glecoe, IL
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Science First and College First
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Support two programs which encourage students from
underserved communities to pursue science careers and education beyond high
school through summer science camps, internships and school-year meetings.
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$65,000
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The
Children's Aid Society
New York,
NY
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The CAS APPP Environmental Education Curriculum
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Development and implementation of a school-based and an
after-school environmental curriculum in the Flint, MI and Toledo, OH school
districts to enhance existing components of the CAS APPP’s
teen education program for 5th & 6th grade students.
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$495,000
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MIND
Research Institute
Santa Ana, CA
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Algebra I Curriculum Development Project
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Adapt its highly effective non-language-based approach to
teaching math in the development of an Algebra I
curriculum which would provide educators an alternate and successful approach
to teaching this subject.
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$200,000
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MK Level
Playing Field Institute
San Francisco, CA
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Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) Academy
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Support an intensive year-round math and science academy
for 90 low-income, high achieving students of color in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
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$180,000
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National
Council for Science and the Environment
Washington, DC
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EnvironMentors Teacher
Training Program
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Support the establishment of a high school teacher
training component for the EnvironMentors program. EnvironMentors seeks to increase interest in the
environment among under-represented youth by matching each participant to
mentors working in environmental fields.
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$407,000
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Research
Foundation of SUNY
Stony Brook, NY
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Stony Brook University Biotechnology Teaching Laboratory
(SUBTLE)
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Provide intensive modern laboratory experiences for
in-service science and mathematics teachers in New York state.
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$493,875
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Southern
New Mexico State University
Southern
New Mexico Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy
Las Cruces, NM
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Science Stars of New Mexico
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Expand the SEMAA program, a science, technology,
engineering and mathematics program for kindergarten through second grade
students.
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$157,600
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The
After-School Corporation
New York, NY
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NYC Environmental Conservation Heroes Award
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Create a national demonstration project that will inspire
young people, especially children of color and girls, to become scientists
through participation in environmental conservation clubs in after-school
programs in New York City, targeting children in grades 3-8.
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$250,000
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University
of Texas at Austin
Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Austin, TX
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UCHEM
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Launch an updated version of “ChemBridge,”
a dual credit on-line chemistry course for high school seniors that would
create a smoother transition from high school to university.
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$403,758
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The Toyota USA Foundation charitable endowment was
established in 1987 to support education programs serving kindergarten through
12th grade students and their teachers in the United States, with an emphasis
on mathematics, science and environmental science. For additional information
about the Toyota USA Foundation, visit www.toyota.com/foundation.
Contacts:
Daniel Sieger, Toyota Motor North America –
212-715-7493
Mira Sleilati, Toyota Motor North America –
212-715-7435
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