About the Grant

There are many students and volunteers who would welcome an opportunity to participate in Destination ImagiNation®.  They simply need basic support for establishing teams. 

The organization that brings you Destination ImagiNation® in Tennessee is proud to again offer its Tennessee START A TEAM Grant Program.  Tennessee Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, will award grants to schools and other organizations to support creation of Destination ImagiNation® teams.  We believe the grant program, along with the national START A TEAM initiative, will help bring the benefits of Destination ImagiNation participation to hundreds more Tennesseans.

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Press Release

Grant designed to increase Tennessee participation in educational programs for students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving.

The grant proceeds will help provide support to the winners for starting their Destination ImagiNation teams. The Tennessee grant program is associated with the two-year Destination ImagiNation START A TEAM recruiting initiative, designed to make the program more accessible to more students. More than 1.3-million young people from first grade through college have participated in Destination ImagiNation programs. More than 30 countries currently participate. The international tournament called "Global Finals" is held annually on the campus of The University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Destination ImagiNation is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. Teams are tested to think on their feet, work together, and devise original solutions that satisfy the requirements of the Challenges. Linda Chambers, director of Destination ImagiNation in Tennessee said, "Participants gain more than just basic knowledge and skills they learn to unleash their imaginations and take unique approaches to problem solving."

Over 1,000 students and 400 volunteers participate in Destination ImagiNation in Tennessee each year. "We were very impressed with applications submitted by our grant winners", said Rick Wimberly, Chairman of the Board of Tennessee Association, Inc. "They demonstrated enthusiasm and solid plans for helping students become better prepared to creatively solve problems they face in their personal lives, their communities, and their work places through Destination ImagiNation", said Wimberly.