DTE Energy Foundation emphasizes diverse workforce and expands educational opportunities in Michigan with $1.25 million in grants - Seite 2

Today, 40% of Hispanics in Detroit live in poverty. This grant will help reduce the Hispanic poverty rate by opening doors to higher education and improving economic mobility for teens and young adults.

$450,000 for Cranbrook Institute of Science

This grant will be used to develop climate change education curriculum, cover funding for a Fellowship program and sponsorship of the Women Rock Science event.

Over the next three years, staff will develop and deliver climate change education programs to 200 elementary and middle school classes in public schools in Detroit, Ecorse, Hamtramck, Romulus, and Trenton, as well as the César Chávez Academy. All academic programs will be led by program Fellows or experienced Institute educators and will align with State and District standards.

The Fellowship program will fund one individual for two years who will develop and deliver programming focused largely on climate change for under-resourced PK-12^th grade classrooms. The individual will also participate in Cranbrook’s Educational Community Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) learning and engagement opportunities.

$200,000 for FIRST in Michigan

This funding will support the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge, serving high school and middle school students. These annual competitions involve student robotics team working with professional mentors to develop new innovations.

This grant will cover registration fees for legacy and at-risk high school and middle school teams throughout Michigan. They also support the exciting, sports-like competitions where students can test their innovations and make improvements in the hopes of advancing to the next level of play.

In the 2021-22 season, the DTE Foundation sponsored 46 high school and middle school FIRST teams throughout Michigan.

$100,000 for Inforum inSTEM   

Inforum accelerates careers for women and is a catalyst for removing barriers and increasing opportunity. The objective of its inSTEM initiative is to deploy female role models to inspire and inform students and young adults that STEM career paths are available to females in addition to men. As of earlier this year, 451 women mentors in STEM careers have influenced 6,064 students and young professional as role models, speakers or project leaders in STEM-oriented events.