Alabama Power Foundation: Students to Stewards Grants

The Alabama Power Foundation's Students to Stewards Grants support schools in Alabama by providing up to $2,500 for environmental education initiatives. This funding enhances conservation learning and creates outdoor classrooms, crucial for teaching students about preserving natural resources. This program empowers future generations to appreciate and care for Alabama's rich natural heritage.

While our most valuable resource is our people, our funding plays a tremendous role in what we accomplish. Thanks to the generosity of Alabama Power shareholders so many years ago, we manage a $130 million trust, which we use to spread the power of good.
Students to Stewards provides dynamic stewardship initiatives to schools through conservation education and outdoor classrooms to teach students the importance of preserving Alabama’s natural resources. This grant may also be used to offer alternative learning locations for students during COVID-19 to keep students safe by social distancing.
How we’d like to see Students to Stewards Grants used:
Students to Stewards grants are awarded up to $3,500 each and may increase based on need. The grants can be used to enhance environmental and conservation-related learning as well as to provide outdoor learning spaces for students.
Examples of uses for Students to Stewards grants include:

• Programming and curriculum materials to support environmental and conservation education.
• Funding to build an outdoor classroom or to make enhancements to an existing one.
• Alternative learning locations for students during COVID-19 to keep students safe by social distancing.

Eligibility

Students to Stewards Grants always meet the following criteria:The applying entity is a school with an overall financial need that teaches environmental or conservation related programming or a need for an outdoor classroom.
For purposes of this program, a school is determined to have a financial need if 50 percent or more of its full-time students receive free or reduced-price lunches.
Schools submitting an application must indicate the specific intended use of the grant money and an estimate of how many students will be affected.
All applications will be reviewed by the Alabama Power Foundation for adherence to the Students to Stewards guidelines. If time permits prior to the deadline, applicants will be notified if their grant applications must be modified. Applications submitted on the last day will not be able to be modified if there are problems.
The project or program is designed to inspire students to take care of our environment or provide additional environmental or conservation-related learning opportunities.

K-12 educators and schools in Alabama. Nonprofits may partner with a school, but the application must be submitted in the school's name and funds go to the school. Priority to Title I schools, schools with 50%+ free/reduced meals, and schools in Alabama Power's service area.