{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"166695","rtpr_id":"nPn2rGP5ra-20261012","ticker":"AWK","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["AWK"],"title":"American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 Workforce Readiness Grant to North Scott Community School District","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-12T17:28:35.206Z","article_body":"American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 Workforce Readiness Grant to North Scott Community School District\nPR Newswire\n\nELDRIDGE, Iowa, Oct. 12, 2026\n\nGrant funds to support the District's Regional Innovation Center\n\nELDRIDGE, Iowa, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable\nFoundation, a philanthropic nonprofit organization established by American\nWater (NYSE: AWK), and Iowa American Water recently announced a $10,000\nWorkforce Readiness grant to the North Scott Community School District's\nRegional Innovation Center.\n\n\"North Scott High School and its Robotics and LEGO League teams are incredibly\nthankful for the American Water Charitable Foundation's generosity,\" said\nAndrew Lehn, principal of North Scott High School. \"The grant funding from the\npast two years has had a significant impact on the teams' ability to purchase\nnecessary materials, technology and curriculum to compete at the highest\nlevel.\"\n\nThe 2026 grant will support hands-on STEM, robotics, engineering and\ncareer-readiness opportunities for North Scott students. Funding will provide\nLEGO League materials and registration fees for three elementary school\nprograms and help advance the district's robotics program for students in\ngrades 7–12 through tournament fees, new materials, technology upgrades,\n3D-printing resources and equipment, including a planned CNC machine.\n\nThe Regional Innovation Center provides students with opportunities to develop\ntechnical, problem-solving, leadership and collaboration skills through\nreal-world learning. Students design, manufacture and assemble custom parts;\nuse computer-aided design programs and 3D printers; build and test robots; and\nshare their knowledge with younger students and the broader community.\n\n\"The continuous support we've received from the American Water Charitable\nFoundation has allowed us to push past our limits and focus on developing and\ngrowing our program,\" said Josh Le, a North Scott robotics student. \"The new\nparts, electronics and machinery will give us an even richer engineering\nexperience, including in-house machining and manufacturing. It has opened new\ndoors for our team and will help us bring middle school students into the\nprogram so they can learn alongside us.\"\n\nRobotics Team Coach Michele Mess said the grant has generated enthusiasm and\ncreative plans as students begin designing and testing this season's robot.\n\n\"These learning opportunities are priceless in the growth of our students'\nexperience and can help lead them toward careers that allow them to reach\ntheir potential,\" Mess said. \"They are eager to challenge themselves, learn to\ndesign parts using computer programs, produce those parts with 3D printers and\na CNC machine, and assemble them into working robot functions. They also want\nto share what they learn with junior high and elementary students. We are\ngrateful for the grant funding that helps sustain these dreams and gives\nstudents the opportunity to become amazing young engineers.\"\n\nThe Workforce Readiness grant is part of the American Water Charitable\nFoundation's Keep Communities Flowing Grant Program, focusing on three pillars\nof giving: Water, People and Communities. This grant program focuses on\ngeneral career readiness, financial and business literacy, positive youth\ndevelopment and life skills training.\n\n\"The American Water Charitable Foundation is proud to support initiatives that\nprovide access to high-quality learning students need to be successful,\" said\nCarrie Williams, president of the American Water Charitable Foundation. \"We\ntake pride in supporting American Water's continued efforts to be a\nresponsible neighbor and reliable partner in the community.\"\n\nThrough its partnership with the North Scott Community School District, Iowa\nAmerican Water is helping connect local students with innovative\nworkforce-development experiences that prepare them for future careers in\nscience, technology, engineering, manufacturing and other skilled fields.\n\n\"At Iowa American Water, our commitment to the communities we serve goes\nbeyond providing safe, clean and reliable water,\" said Brad Nielsen,\npresident of Iowa American Water. \"By supporting hands-on learning\nopportunities at the North Scott Regional Innovation Center, we are investing\nin the next generation and helping students build the skills, confidence and\nexperience they need to become part of Iowa's workforce of tomorrow.\"\n\nLearn more about Iowa American Water's community impact at iowaamwater.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4795637-1&h=912615911&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amwater.com%2Fiaaw%2FNews-Community%2FCommunity-Involvement%2F&a=iowaamwater.com)\n.\n\nAbout American Water\nAmerican Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater\nutility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and\ncelebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe,\nclean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to\napproximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on\n19 military installations. American Water's approximately 7,000 talented\nprofessionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national\nsize and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers,\nemployees, investors and other stakeholders. 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Since 2012, the Foundation has\ninvested over $25 million in funding through grants and matching gifts to\nsupport eligible organizations in communities served by American Water. The\nFoundation is funded by American Water shareholders and has no impact on\ncustomer rates. For more information, visit amwater.com/awcf\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4795637-1&h=1735611326&u=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fedge.prnewswire.com%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4754027-1%26h%3D3226597817%26u%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fedge.prnewswire.com*2Fc*2Flink*2F*3Ft*3D0*26l*3Den*26o*3D4674471-1*26h*3D1720887389*26u*3Dhttps*253A*252F*252Fwww.amwater.com*252Fawcf*26a*3Damwater.com*252Fawcf%26a%3Damwater.com*2Fawcf__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!OJENptLVxUSb3Q3wC4SM5x-ZD0k!gniA_BC77i1F_QEbvxdJuwoxYH_e5tDGgoHmp1lFlSt_KAn1wN20Fe8cqJ5VcNDJgTg6gBnEe5r2iNfKQANFQjY0KEwd%24&a=amwater.com%2Fawcf)\n.\n\nAbout Iowa American Water\nIowa American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest regulated\nwater utility in the state with approximately 90 dedicated employees working\nto provide safe, clean, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services\nto approximately 225,000 people.\n\nAbout the North Scott Regional Innovation Center\nThe North Scott Regional Innovation Center in Eldridge provides hands-on STEM,\nrobotics, engineering and career-readiness experiences for students. Through\nprograms including elementary LEGO League and robotics opportunities for\nstudents in grades 7–12, participants build technical knowledge while\nstrengthening problem-solving, teamwork, leadership and communication skills.\nStudents also share their learning through outreach to younger students and\ncommunity events.\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-water-charitable-foundation-awards-10-000-workforce-readiness-grant-to-north-scott-community-school-district-302905950.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-water-charitable-foundation-awards-10-000-workforce-readiness-grant-to-north-scott-community-school-district-302905950.html)\n\nSOURCE American Water\n\n\n\nJackie Kleppe, External Affairs Manager, Iowa American Water, 563-232-3727, Jackie.kleppe@amwater.com; American Water Charitable Foundation Media Contact, awcfmedia@amwater.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1765568/AWCF-Logo.jpg?id=OA3013005\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011274/AmericanWater_NorthScottHSGrantPresentation.jpg?id=OA3013016\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn2rGP5ra-20261012","title":"American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 Workforce Readiness Grant to North Scott Community School District","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"AWK","created":"2026-10-12T17:28:35.206Z","tickers":["AWK"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"American Water Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 Workforce Readiness Grant to North Scott Community School District\nPR Newswire\n\nELDRIDGE, Iowa, Oct. 12, 2026\n\nGrant funds to support the District's Regional Innovation Center\n\nELDRIDGE, Iowa, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Water Charitable\nFoundation, a philanthropic nonprofit organization established by American\nWater (NYSE: AWK), and Iowa American Water recently announced a $10,000\nWorkforce Readiness grant to the North Scott Community School District's\nRegional Innovation Center.\n\n\"North Scott High School and its Robotics and LEGO League teams are incredibly\nthankful for the American Water Charitable Foundation's generosity,\" said\nAndrew Lehn, principal of North Scott High School. \"The grant funding from the\npast two years has had a significant impact on the teams' ability to purchase\nnecessary materials, technology and curriculum to compete at the highest\nlevel.\"\n\nThe 2026 grant will support hands-on STEM, robotics, engineering and\ncareer-readiness opportunities for North Scott students. Funding will provide\nLEGO League materials and registration fees for three elementary school\nprograms and help advance the district's robotics program for students in\ngrades 7–12 through tournament fees, new materials, technology upgrades,\n3D-printing resources and equipment, including a planned CNC machine.\n\nThe Regional Innovation Center provides students with opportunities to develop\ntechnical, problem-solving, leadership and collaboration skills through\nreal-world learning. Students design, manufacture and assemble custom parts;\nuse computer-aided design programs and 3D printers; build and test robots; and\nshare their knowledge with younger students and the broader community.\n\n\"The continuous support we've received from the American Water Charitable\nFoundation has allowed us to push past our limits and focus on developing and\ngrowing our program,\" said Josh Le, a North Scott robotics student. \"The new\nparts, electronics and machinery will give us an even richer engineering\nexperience, including in-house machining and manufacturing. It has opened new\ndoors for our team and will help us bring middle school students into the\nprogram so they can learn alongside us.\"\n\nRobotics Team Coach Michele Mess said the grant has generated enthusiasm and\ncreative plans as students begin designing and testing this season's robot.\n\n\"These learning opportunities are priceless in the growth of our students'\nexperience and can help lead them toward careers that allow them to reach\ntheir potential,\" Mess said. \"They are eager to challenge themselves, learn to\ndesign parts using computer programs, produce those parts with 3D printers and\na CNC machine, and assemble them into working robot functions. They also want\nto share what they learn with junior high and elementary students. We are\ngrateful for the grant funding that helps sustain these dreams and gives\nstudents the opportunity to become amazing young engineers.\"\n\nThe Workforce Readiness grant is part of the American Water Charitable\nFoundation's Keep Communities Flowing Grant Program, focusing on three pillars\nof giving: Water, People and Communities. This grant program focuses on\ngeneral career readiness, financial and business literacy, positive youth\ndevelopment and life skills training.\n\n\"The American Water Charitable Foundation is proud to support initiatives that\nprovide access to high-quality learning students need to be successful,\" said\nCarrie Williams, president of the American Water Charitable Foundation. \"We\ntake pride in supporting American Water's continued efforts to be a\nresponsible neighbor and reliable partner in the community.\"\n\nThrough its partnership with the North Scott Community School District, Iowa\nAmerican Water is helping connect local students with innovative\nworkforce-development experiences that prepare them for future careers in\nscience, technology, engineering, manufacturing and other skilled fields.\n\n\"At Iowa American Water, our commitment to the communities we serve goes\nbeyond providing safe, clean and reliable water,\" said Brad Nielsen,\npresident of Iowa American Water. \"By supporting hands-on learning\nopportunities at the North Scott Regional Innovation Center, we are investing\nin the next generation and helping students build the skills, confidence and\nexperience they need to become part of Iowa's workforce of tomorrow.\"\n\nLearn more about Iowa American Water's community impact at iowaamwater.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4795637-1&h=912615911&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amwater.com%2Fiaaw%2FNews-Community%2FCommunity-Involvement%2F&a=iowaamwater.com)\n.\n\nAbout American Water\nAmerican Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater\nutility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and\ncelebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe,\nclean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to\napproximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on\n19 military installations. American Water's approximately 7,000 talented\nprofessionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national\nsize and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers,\nemployees, investors and other stakeholders. 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Since 2012, the Foundation has\ninvested over $25 million in funding through grants and matching gifts to\nsupport eligible organizations in communities served by American Water. The\nFoundation is funded by American Water shareholders and has no impact on\ncustomer rates. For more information, visit amwater.com/awcf\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4795637-1&h=1735611326&u=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fedge.prnewswire.com%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4754027-1%26h%3D3226597817%26u%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fedge.prnewswire.com*2Fc*2Flink*2F*3Ft*3D0*26l*3Den*26o*3D4674471-1*26h*3D1720887389*26u*3Dhttps*253A*252F*252Fwww.amwater.com*252Fawcf*26a*3Damwater.com*252Fawcf%26a%3Damwater.com*2Fawcf__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!OJENptLVxUSb3Q3wC4SM5x-ZD0k!gniA_BC77i1F_QEbvxdJuwoxYH_e5tDGgoHmp1lFlSt_KAn1wN20Fe8cqJ5VcNDJgTg6gBnEe5r2iNfKQANFQjY0KEwd%24&a=amwater.com%2Fawcf)\n.\n\nAbout Iowa American Water\nIowa American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest regulated\nwater utility in the state with approximately 90 dedicated employees working\nto provide safe, clean, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services\nto approximately 225,000 people.\n\nAbout the North Scott Regional Innovation Center\nThe North Scott Regional Innovation Center in Eldridge provides hands-on STEM,\nrobotics, engineering and career-readiness experiences for students. Through\nprograms including elementary LEGO League and robotics opportunities for\nstudents in grades 7–12, participants build technical knowledge while\nstrengthening problem-solving, teamwork, leadership and communication skills.\nStudents also share their learning through outreach to younger students and\ncommunity events.\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-water-charitable-foundation-awards-10-000-workforce-readiness-grant-to-north-scott-community-school-district-302905950.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-water-charitable-foundation-awards-10-000-workforce-readiness-grant-to-north-scott-community-school-district-302905950.html)\n\nSOURCE American Water\n\n\n\nJackie Kleppe, External Affairs Manager, Iowa American Water, 563-232-3727, Jackie.kleppe@amwater.com; American Water Charitable Foundation Media Contact, awcfmedia@amwater.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1765568/AWCF-Logo.jpg?id=OA3013005\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2011274/AmericanWater_NorthScottHSGrantPresentation.jpg?id=OA3013016\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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