POTSDAM — Clarkson University has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the company Constellation for hands-on STEM activities.

The funding is part of Constellation’s E2 Energy to Educate grant program. Constellation, an Exelon company, is a competitive energy company providing power, natural gas, renewable energy, and energy management products and services for homes and businesses in the United States.

Clarkson’s program is called “Food-to-Energy, Forging New Partnerships: Promoting Resource Recovery in Schools and Community to make a Lasting Impact.”

Clarkson and Canton Central School will partner to treat cafeteria food waste at a nearby anaerobic digester while educating students about resource recovery. With the grant money university and school plan to expand the food waste collection system at CCS; engage CU students in a campus resource recovery project; and educate students, teachers and community members in resource recovery, said a press release from Constellation.

The grant was part of more than $510,000 in E2 Energy to Educate grants awarded by Constellation to support hands-on student projects focusing on equity in energy, sustainability as a lifestyle, and a sustainable world.

Collectively, the 23 energy-focused STEM projects awarded grant funding will engage more than 20,000 students from sixth grade through college, Constellation said.

Selected projects, which span 12 states and the District of Columbia, include a food-to-energy program, a dive into decarbonizing the electric grid, an energy and sustainability game design challenge, and a look into how artificial intelligence can revolutionize the industry.

To learn more about the program, visit constellation.com/community.