04/27/2026
This week, we celebrated our 2026 Meta Data Center Community Action Grant recipients at the Stanton Springs Data Center — and it was a joy to bring together this year’s grant recipients, community partners, Meta team members, and local leaders!
Through our Data Center Community Action Grants program, Meta provides funding for nonprofits and schools — addressing critical community needs by putting technology to use for community benefit, enabling people to build strong, sustainable communities, improving local STEAM education — to support the long-term vitality of Newton, Walton, Morgan and Jasper Counties. Learn more on this year’s projects:
Atha Road Elementary School: To establish a dedicated STEM makerspace where students use hands-on tools to develop 21st century skills in creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.
Camp Twin Lakes: To provide adaptive STEAM learning and scholarships for children with serious illnesses and disabilities, fostering resilience through inclusive science education.
Eastside High School, Newton County: To establish a student-managed, fully automated hydroponic farm that utilizes mobile-controlled technology to teach modern precision agriculture and sustainable food systems.
Flint Hill Elementary School, Newton County Schools: To transform traditional instruction through a virtual reality initiative that delivers immersive, curriculum-aligned global field trips directly into the classroom.
Jasper County Charter System: To prepare 7th-grade students for future financial independence through real-world applications of budgeting, savings and economic systems.
UGA Extension, Morgan County GA: To spark curiosity in science and engineering through a youth-led club that uses LEGO Education bundles to explore real-world problem-solving.
Morgan County Charter Schools: To fuel innovation across all grade levels by equipping every classroom with immersive VR kits, professional design tablets and advanced robotics tools.
Newton College & Career Academy: To enhance regional robotics performance by establishing a countywide VEX league and providing elite teams with access to national signature competitions.
Newton County Schools: To remove physical barriers to literacy by deploying digital scanning pens that provide instant audio support for students with reading difficulties.
Newton County Schools: To expand STEM access for students of all abilities by introducing classroom-safe robotic arms for interactive sorting, precision challenges, and inclusive design.
Social Circle City Schools: To bridge the gap between education and the local economy through hands-on simulations that develop essential financial literacy and workforce readiness skills.
Walker Park Elementary School: To deepen conceptual understanding of ecosystems and engineering by integrating multi-sensory VR simulations that support diverse learning styles.
Youth Middle School: To empower educators through professional tech development and to establish a media center 3D printing lab that transitions students from technology consumers to creative designers.
Our thanks to Jerry Silvio, Chairman of the Joint Development Authority, Georgia State Sen. Tonya Anderson, Georgia State Rep. Rey Martinez, and Georgia State Rep. Clint Crowe for joining us.
