SWFWMD awards Splash! grants to schools for educational water resources projects
Photograph of students enjoying water resource project courtesy of SWFWMD.
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD)
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (water district) awarded 107,969 in grants to 58 educators within the water 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 Kindergarten through 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 water district awarded grants to the following schools/teachers in its northern region:
Academy of Environmental Science - Ciera Markey (Citrus County)
Academy of Environmental Science - Jessie Garritano (Citrus County)
Central High School - Rachel M. Kingdom (Hernando County)
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology - Eliza Mantooth (Hernando County)
Dunnellon Elementary School - Nancy Garvin (Marion County)
Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School - Allen Ashley (Sumter County)
Webster Elementary School - Morgan Hansen (Sumter County)
Webster Elementary School - Jennifer Lovett (Sumter County)
Wildwood Middle High School - Jerry Lipham (Sumter County)
Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School - Grace Ashley (Sumter County)
Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School - Kali Reynolds (Sumter County)
South Sumter High School - Thomas R Allison (Sumter County)
Williston Elementary School - Maura Thompson (Lev Countyy)
Grants are available to support water education programs and activities that are focused on water cycle basics, freshwater or estuarian ecosystems, water quality and water conservation. For more information, please visit the District’s website at WaterMatters.org/SchoolGrants.