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Grant Funding Leads

Education Liaison Pat Forbes 915 East Jefferson Post Office Box 1708 Pittsburg, Kansas 66762 Telephone 800-828-5787 Fax 620-231-1339

No animals required Pitsco helps students build and test the strength of bridges and towers Greetings in this month of PT Barnum’s birth. Barnum once tested the strength of the Brooklyn Bridge by marching 21 elephants and 17 camels across from Manhattan to Brooklyn. The stunt disproved rumors about the bridge’s instability and highlighted the benefits of sound engineering. Students and teachers don’t have access to dozens of circus animals, but thanks to Pitsco’s bridge- and tower-building projects – and accompanying structure testers – they don’t need it. Engineering lessons are easy to come by with items such as the Balsa Bridges, Earthquake Towers, and Toothpick Bridges Maker Projects; the Cantilevered Bridge Class Pack; and the TowerPak, and testing devices such as the Structures Testing Instrument, the Tower Crusher, the Balsa Truss Tester, and the Cantilevered Bridge Adapter. Building and testing model bridges and towers is a great way to engage students in STEM principles – without the need for circus animals. To find a project that meets your classroom needs, visit www.pitsco.com/Construction/Bridges-and-Towers. To help fund your builds, check out these grants:

Grantor/Grant 

Federal/ Category  Private 

America Honda  Private  Foundation 

Academic  Subjects 

Deadline 

Amount 

K‐12 

Math,  Science 

February 1,  $20,000‐ $75,000  May 1,  August 1 

Engineering, STEM,  National  Technology,  Vocational Ed,  Environmental Ed 

Balsa Bridges  GS Pack,  Balsa Bridges  Maker  Project,  Earthquake  Towers  Maker  Project  

K‐12 

Varies 

Varies 

General Ed 

Balsa Bridges  GS Pack,  Earthquake  Towers GS  Pack  

 

DonorsChoose. org   

July 5, 2017

 

Private 

Varies 

Special Focus 

Areas 

National 

Pitsco  Solutions 

Grant Funding Leads PPG Industries  Foundation 

Private 

3‐12 

Math,  Science 

Varies 

Varies 

National  Business Ed,  Engineering, STEM,  Technology Ed 

Balsa Bridges  GS Pack,  BridgePak,  Masterpiece  Toothpick  Bridges Class  Pack  

Saxena Family  Foundation 

Private 

K‐12 

Math,  Science 

Varies 

$5,000‐ $50,000 

Engineering, STEM,  National  Technology Ed 

Balsa Bridges  GS Pack,  Balsa Bridges  Maker  Project,  Earthquake  Towers  Maker  Project 

Webb Family  Foundation 

Private 

K‐12 

Math,  Science 

Varies 

Varies 

Career and College  National  Readiness, STEM,  Technology Ed,  Underserved  populations 

Cantilevered  Bridge Class  Pack,  Toothpick  Bridges  Maker  Project,  TowerPak 

 

July 5, 2017

 

Education Liaison Pat Forbes 915 East Jefferson Post Office Box 1708 Pittsburg, Kansas 66762 Telephone 800-828-5787 Fax 620-231-1339