Carson Toyota Confirms, Toyota USA Foundation Has Announced $1.3 Million in New Grants

Carson Toyota is excited to confirm, The Toyota USA Foundation has announced more than $1.3 million in new grants to support innovative K-12 math, science, engineering and environmental science education programs, with a focus on programs that serve diverse and underserved communities. These new grants, combined with the more than $3.8 million in multi-year commitments, total to more than $5 million that the
Toyota Foundation has disbursed to nonprofit organizations this year.

Toyota USA Foundation grant decisions place a high priority on programs that value diversity, incorporate inter-disciplinary learning and are built around “real-world” classroom applications. In addition, the Foundation focuses on innovative and cost-effective programs that help students and educators develop their abilities.

The new 2012 grant recipients are: American Indian Science and Engineering Society/Food for Thought- Feeding Young Minds with STEM Enrichment, American University/Lab2Class, California State University Bakersfield Foundation/Families for STEM, Colorado Seminary/University of Denver/Kids Play Math, Fremont Education Foundation Education/Challenge /Inspire, Mills College Lesson Study, Mobile Area Education Foundation/Engaging Youth through Engineering and O’Neill Sea Odyssey/Community Oceanography Program.

Carson Toyota has been serving Southern California residents since 1974. With an inventory of more than 1,000 new and pre-owned vehicles in stock, a knowledgeable sales staff, expert factory-trained technicians and a state-of-the-art parts and service department on more than 10 acres, Carson Toyota is one of the highest volume Toyota dealerships in the nation. Visit Carson Toyota today at 1333 233rd Street in Carson, Calif. or carsontoyota.com.

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