2025-2026 S.T.E.A.M. Grants

Piedmont Makers is awarding $25,694 in grants for the 2025-2026 academic year to support teachers in the Piedmont Unified School District with STEAM focused projects!

Piedmont Makers continues to be impressed with PUSD teachers and their efforts to integrate more innovative STEAM learning in their classrooms, and we are honored to support their tireless work.

Here is the full list of grant awards:

Makers STEAM Grants by the Numbers

27

Teachers submitting grant applications, totaling $62K in requests

21

Classroom projects fully funded

$26K

Total dollars granted to PUSD for STEAM

Beach

$175 4th Grade: Sewn LED circuit project
$904 TK: Manipulatives, activities, and experiences

Havens

$500 Library: Materials for Recess Maker Space
$525 TK: Manipulatives and light table
$1,000 Recess: More blue foam blocks
$300 5th Grade: Hands-on supplementary math materials
$300 Learning Center: DIY sensory calming tools

Wildwood

$500 Library: Materials for Recess Maker Space

Piedmont Middle School

$300 Spanish: Pinata-making supplies
$300 Spanish: Retablos ayacuchanos making supplies
$250 Cubing Club at CEC: Rubik’s Cubes and other twisty puzzles
$2,784 Math: Spring 2026 IXL licenses for students without access this Fall

Millenium High School

$800 Room 47a: Materials to organize and beautify the space

Piedmont High School

$2,464 Ceramics: About half the purchase cost of a new kiln
$6,192 Human Anatomy & Physiology: Facial Reconstruction Kit and an Anthropology Kit
$1,050 Biology: Exoneration lab
$300 AP Biology: Food safety lab
$350 AP Chemistry: pGLO transformation and protein isolation labs
$1,200 Science Classrooms: Glassware
$5,000 AP Physics C: Lab materials and equipment