(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - Teachers full of ideas and short on classroom funding can still apply for Energy Exploration Grants of up to $2,000 from the PNM Fund, a division of the PNM Resources Foundation.
The grant for the 2011-2012 school year opened on April 15, and applications can be made by New Mexico teachers until October 15.
"Our Energy Exploration Grants encourage teachers to ask students a question about energy or energy-efficiency and share with us their creative ideas to address that question in their classrooms," said Diane Harrison Ogawa, executive director of the PNM Resources Foundation. "Teachers still have time to help students attain a better understanding of the topics of energy and energy efficiency by applying for a PNM Energy Exploration Grant by Oct. 15."
Sample questions are available at http://www.pnm.com/foundation/docs/energy_questions.pdf, though the fund encourages teachers to create their own, innovative questions that would pique the interest of their students.
Teachers at public or private, non-profit pre-K through 12 schools located in communities served by PNM and San Juan County are eligible to apply for the grants.
For program rules, tips on how to write a successful grant application and access to the online application, visit http://www.pnm.com/foundation/energy_explore.htm?source=explore-em or links available at http://www.pnm.com/foundation.
The PNM Fund, a division of the PNM Resources Foundation, has been increasing the quality of life in New Mexico by supporting non-profits and education through philanthropy and community engagement for 27 years. Since 1990, more than 900 classroom grants totaling more than $1.8 million have been awarded to New Mexico teachers to aid them in encouraging students to face challenges and develop their skill sets.
About PNM Fund
The PNM Fund is a division of the PNM Resources Foundation, a nonprofit established in 1983 to improve the quality of life in communities where the company's customers and employees live and work. Celebrating its twenty-seventh anniversary, the PNM Resources Foundation is a separate nonprofit tax-exempt corporation and was originally endowed by a gift from earnings by shareholders of PNM. No customer funds are part of the endowment. For more information, visit www.pnm.com/fund.
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