From the Highlands Biological Station to the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Grandfather Mountain to Port Discover, 55 science centers across the state have been awarded $6.3 million in special grants as part of the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program.
The federal American Rescue Plan Act funds were set aside in the state budget with a primary goal of enhancing STEM education opportunities for the public, particularly in low-resource communities.
The awards, which ranged from $70,000 to $185,000, will cover expenses from 2022 through 2025 at these science centers.
Here's a list of the ENC museums awarded the grants and the amount they received:
- Beaufort County Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation, Inc., $173,163.02 North Carolina Estuarium, $129,395.62
- Bertie County Roanoke/Cashie River Center, $150,636.55
- Carteret County Core Sound Waterfowl Museum, $133,850.50
- Duplin County Cowan Museum of History and Science, $123,908.56
- Onslow County Sturgeon City of Jacksonville, $109,191.73
- Pitt County River Park North Walter J. Stasavich Science and Nature Center, $116,926.86
