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nVent Foundation Grants $125,000 in Support of Youth STEM EducationThe newly established nVent Foundation today announced its first grants to nonprofit organizations, with a focus on youth education programs. In awarding 14 grants in communities where nVent Electric plc has business operations in the U.S., the Foundation selected programs that offer hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning experiences to young people, especially youth from underserved or underrepresented communities. "We are proud to partner with these great organizations and are excited to be awarding our first charitable grants as a new company. STEM education is a natural focus area for nVent, and we look forward to learning more about the positive impact these programs have in our communities," said Beth Wozniak, nVent CEO and nVent Foundation president. The 14 nonprofit organizations selected include: Boys and Girls Club of the Twin (News - Alert) Cities (St. Paul, Minn.) for out-of-school STEM enrichment activities Camp Fire Minnesota (St. Louis Park, Minn.) for in-school and camp-based environmental education Dunwoody College of Technology (Minneapolis, Minn.) for the Youth Career Awareness Program Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and Technology (Cleveland, Ohio) for programs serving all sixth and seventh grade students of Cleveland Metropolitan School District High Tech Kids (Golden Valley, Minn.) for STEM programs that teach coding, building and team skills Junior Achievement of te Upper Midwest (St. Paul, Minn.) for the JA BizTown program Minnesota Computers for Schools (Minneapolis, Minn.) for in-school and after-school programs for underserved teens Rhode Island Computer Museum (Kingstown, R.I.) for the Splash computer science program Science from Scientists (Bloomington, Minn.) for STEM enrichment programs serving elementary and middle school students St. Cloud Technical and Community College Foundation (St. Cloud, Minn.) for the VEX Robotics program STARBASE Minnesota (St. Paul, Minn.) for interactive science and engineering learning experiences for elementary students The Bakken Museum (Minneapolis, Minn.) for STEM outreach programs for underserved children The Works Museum (Bloomington, Minn.) for the Engineering for All program Volunteers of America of Minnesota (Edina, Minn.) for STEM explorations for high school students
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