December 2025 project design

From proposal
to funded partnership.

The original seven-slide presentation connected a clean-energy development moment to a longer education and workforce pathway for rural students in three parishes.

RWE representatives and Southern University partners holding a ten-thousand-dollar check for the Tri-Parish STEAM Initiative — First $10,000 award documented on August 19, 2026.

3Parishes named

St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington

$20KTotal support

$10,000 per year for two years

$10KFirst award

RWE to Southern University Ag Center

7Source slides

Displayed below without claiming proposed activities as completed

What the proposal established

A partnership design, not a retrospective report.

Proposal: the deck requested $20,000 in Year 1 anchor funding and outlined a three year path from dual enrollment and industry credentials to educator development.

Current funding: $10,000 per year for two years, totaling $20,000. The August 19, 2026 RWE award to the Southern University Ag Center documents the first $10,000 installment.

Attribution: the presentation identifies Deeneaus Polk and ERC as connecting workforce development with regional economic growth opportunities. Southern University and the participating education and community institutions lead program delivery.

Source presentation

Seven slides, shown in full.

Slide 1: Building a Clean Energy Future Together — The proposal invited RWE to support rural students across St. Helena, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes.

Slide 2: The Tri-Parish STEAM Initiative — Southern University Ag Center, Washington Parish STEM Center, NTCC connections, and ERC were organized around distinct roles.

Slide 3: St. Helena Parish STEAM Expo — A proposed hands-on launch spanning drones, robotics, coding, renewable energy, agriculture, environmental science, and digital media.

Slide 4: Three-Year Vision — The proposal outlined a three year path from dual enrollment and industry credentials to educator development.

Slide 5: Request for Partnership — The original proposal requested $20,000 in Year 1 anchor funding. Current support is $10,000 per year over two years, totaling $20,000; the first $10,000 award was documented on August 19, 2026.

Slide 6: Measurable Impact — The design proposed tracking student reach, interest growth, educator engagement, and story assets.

Slide 7: Every Child Deserves a Future — The closing frame connected the St. Helena clean-energy moment to a longer rural talent pathway.

From proposalto funded partnership.

A partnership design, not a retrospective report.

Seven slides, shown in full.

From proposal
to funded partnership.