Hillsborough County teachers receive SWFWMD Splash! Grants
Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) awarded $104,941.81 in grants to 48 educators within the District as part of the Splash! school grant program. The program provides up to $3,000 per school to enhance student knowledge of freshwater resources in grades K-12.
Splash! grants encourage hands-on student learning through STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities as well as engagement of the greater school community through awareness campaigns. Each school district allocates a portion of their annual youth education funding provided by the District to support the Splash! grants in their county.
The District awarded grants to the following schools/teachers in Hillsborough County:
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Belmont Elementary School - Rebecca Foster
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Buchanan Middle School - Walter Watts and Monique Guerard
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Chiles Elementary School - Lori Hanson
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East Bay High School - Michelle Laycock
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Greco Middle School - Jennifer Butler
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Hill Middle School - Michelle Guagliardo
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Ippolito Elementary School - Theresa Graves
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Lomax Elementary Magnet School - Sarah Henix
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Pivot Charter School - Debra Gwyn
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Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School - Jacob Gill
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Terrace Community Middle School - Elizabeth Mila
Grants are available for freshwater resources field studies, water-conserving garden projects, community or school awareness campaigns and on-site workshops. For more information, please visit the District’s website at WaterMatters.org/SchoolGrants.