Four Northeast Wisconsin school districts receive $25,000 Fab Lab grants
(WLUK) -- Twenty-one Wisconsin school districts were awarded Fab Lab grants, including four from Northeast Wisconsin.
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced more than $508,000 in grants were awarded to establish or expand local fabrication laboratory (fab lab) facilities at the school districts.
The fab lab is a high-technology workshop equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control routers and plasma cutters. Through its Fab Lab Grant Program, WEDC is supporting the purchase of fab lab equipment for instructional and educational purposes by elementary, middle, junior high or high school students.
Here's a list of grant recipients:
- School District of Iola-Scandinavia $25,000
- Kewaunee School District $25,000
- School District of Manawa $25,000
- School District of Omro $25,000
- School District of Belleville $15,000
- Bowler School District $25,000
- School District of Elmwood $25,000
- Joint School District Number 8, Village of Fontana, Towns of Delavan and Walworth (Consortium) $32,399
- Lake Mills Area School District $25,000
- School District of Mauston $25,000
- Milwaukee Board of School District $25,000
- New Auburn School District $24,963
- School District of Phillips $25,000
- School District of Pittsville $25,000
- School District of Prentice $25,000
- School District of River Falls $25,000
- St. Francis School District $25,000
- Stoughton Area School District $10,667
- School District of Three Lakes $25,000
- School District of Turtle Lake $25,000
- Waukesha School District $25,000
WEDC says it received 25 applications, which were evaluated based on readiness and long-range planning, curriculum, business and community partnerships, financial need and previous awards. The review committee consisted of experts from Fox Valley Technical College as well as three WEDC team members.