Purpose: The Bright Ideas program is designed to financially support classroom projects for which funding is currently unavailable.

Eligibility: Applicant must be a Georgia certified teacher. A teacher may apply for one grant per school year.

Grant Limit: Projects are open to all subjects and may be funded up to $1,000.

Selection Criteria: Projects must provide a creative learning experience for students, benefit and directly involve student, contain a clearly defined plan of implementation, and encourage teamwork among students.

Grant Awards: Grants must be used within current school year. Applicants are required to submit a final report about the grant and winning teachers agree to give Jefferson Energy Cooperative the right to use their name, photo, and information about the grant in publicity.

We are no longer accepting Bright Ideas applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Our 2025-2026 Bright Ideas program will begin August 1, 2025.

The following schools are eligible.