Toyota, Project Lead The Way Announce Grants

Representatives from the 22 schools gathered at the Toyota Indiana Visitors Center Wednesday.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana and Indianapolis-based Project Lead The Way have announced nearly $300,000 in grants to 22 K-12 schools in southwest Indiana. The funding from the Toyota USA Foundation will give the schools access to computer science, engineering and biomedical science curriculum.

Toyota Indiana President Millie Marshall says the grants will help schools "create the innovators and problem solvers of tomorrow, while uplifting Indiana communities."

The funding will allow the schools to implement Project Lead The Way curriculum to spark interest and help students prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The programs include "Launch" for elementary schools, "Gateway" for middle schools and Engineering and Computer Science for high schools.

The grants are the latest component of the PLTW/Toyota partnership. Last year, the foundation awarded PLTW a $2 million grant to support curriculum in more than 100 K-12 schools throughout the United States.