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Co-op Educational Grant Program Breaks Record

Students from Early College EAST High School in Havelock were able to design, build and operate urban search and rescue robots, thanks to a Bright Ideas grant from Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative.

Bright Ideas

Since the program began in 1994, the Bright Ideas Education Grant program has provided funding to K–12 teachers across North Carolina to fund creative, hands-on classroom projects.

Teachers: Apply for a 2020 Grant!

North Carolina’s electric cooperatives begin accepting applications for 2020 Bright Ideas Education grants in April, with an early bird deadline of August 15.

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