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Find similar grantsFuture Focus Foundation Grants is sponsored by Future Focus Foundation. Provides scholarships and industry partnerships to prepare and encourage Central Virginia students in K-12 and beyond to seek careers in STEM fields.
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Preparing Students for Sci-Tech Careers Generating a Regional STEM Talent Pipeline “To prepare and encourage Central Virginia students in K-12 and beyond to seek careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields and to provide a pipeline for a technically and scientifically proficient workforce.
” Building the Jobs of the Future Supporting Innovative Teaching "To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science." Empowering Educators: How Robotics Training Transformed Central Virginia Classrooms GO Research!
Travels to Amherst County STEM Nights Cheryl Lindeman Apr 22, 2025 Cheryl Lindeman Apr 1, 2025 June 9th STEM Educators Em"bark" on a Journey Cheryl Lindeman May 11, 2023 The Future Focus Foundation was established as a non-profit corporation with the Commonwealth of Virginia on August 4, 2009.
The founders gathered business leaders and educators across Central Virginia’s Region 2000 “To prepare and encourage Central Virginia students in K-12 and beyond to seek careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields and to provide a pipeline for a technically and scientifically proficient workforce.
” As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, grants and projects are funded by regional, state, and national partners. Current officers have extensive work and passion for STEM fields. Cheryl Lindeman, the president, served as Partnership Coordinator & Instructor at Central Virginia Governor’s School, teacher educator at Randolph College, and is currently a STEM consultant with Smithsonian Science in the classroom.
Cheryl Giggetts, Principal Consultant at CTA Consultants LLC, is very involved with Innovate Lynchburg and STEM business connections. Lani Patrick, Instructional Specialist for Science K-12 with Campbell County Public Schools is a leader in Virginia science education and our region.
Susan Cash serves as Lynchburg Regional Governor’s STEM Academy and is connected with the state-of-the-art technologies associated with CVCC’s STEM laboratories. In October 2022 we welcomed three new board members who bring a wealth of experience, dedication, and interest in STEM education. Susan Saxon represents AMTI Advanced Manufacturing “committed to empowering our community through education.
” Allison Kappler is currently the Supervisor of Science and Computer Science with Bedford County Public Schools. She is also a facilitator and curriculum writer with CodeVA. Gage McAngus served as a public school teacher and administrator for 13 years and brings valuable education experience to his role as Programs Director at Camp Kum-Ba-Yah in Lynchburg, VA.
Director || Media Coordinator Hannah Tillotson is the STEM Center Director at Jubilee Family Development Center. She has been involved with 4-H as a camper and educator and serves as a Conservation Educator for the local Soil and Water Conservation District. Pam Reed is mechanical and nuclear engineer at Framatome.
She is currently the president of Framatome's chapter of Women in Nuclear and has served in a leadership capacity with the chapter since 2018, focused on advocacy, education and outreach. Josh Chamot is a science communicator with over 20 years at the National Science Foundation, where he supported research in fields from quantum computing to cancer treatment.
Most recently NSF’s Media Officer for AI, he brings expertise in public outreach, media strategy, and STEM advocacy to his work with the Future Focus Foundation.
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Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (Stepping-up Technology Implementation competition) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education. This program aims to improve results for students with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; supporting educational activities of value in the classroom for students with disabilities; providing captioning and video description; and ens…
The Robotics Grant Program is a grant from the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) that funds school-based robotics programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. Awarded through a competitive application process, the program provides up to $3,500 to eligible local education agencies (LEAs) in Alabama. Applicants must be public school systems submitting on behalf of schools with K–12 students. The grant supports the purchase of robotics equipment and program development aligned with AMSTI guidelines. Applications are submitted online through the AMSTI Robotics Grant portal. The Fiscal Year 2026 application deadline was September 30, 2025. Questions should be directed to robotics@amsti.org. The program is managed by the Alabama State Department of Education under State Superintendent Eric G. Mackey.
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