Tucson area schools were awarded more than $20,000 in grants to support programming focused on science, technology, environment, engineering, agriculture and mathematics.
Continental School District was awarded $5,000 for a math intervention program for grades third through eighth.
Pima County JTED was awarded $5,000 for the creation of an agriscience/vet science laboratory.
Sahuarita Unified School District was awarded $5,000 for the purchase of SMART Board technology at Walden Grove High School.
Sunnyside School District was awarded $750 for the creation of a sustainable garden at Lauffer Middle School.
The Rising School was awarded $5,000 for the creation of a robotics program.
The grants were awarded by Hudbay Minerals Arizona business unit, which includes the Rosemont Project.
A second round of grant funding for district and charter schools will begin Jan. 1 through March 1, with awards issued in April.
For more information on the application process, email rosemontgiving@hudbayminerals.com
