Grants, Awards & News
From funding milestones to earned recognition and recent news, this section highlights the support, achievements, and stories that help drive our mission forward.
Microsoft TechSpark Fellow 2024 - 2025
Coding in Color selected for a second time to represent Arizona for Microsoft TechSpark Fellowship 2024 - 2025.
APS Foundation Grant Awardee
Coding in Color awarded a grant from the APS Foundation to support our AI Academy at Desert Edge High School, Maryvale High School and Salt River Schools.
Banner Health Grant Awardee
Arizona non-profit awarded grant to bring computer science education to Phoenix Arizona.
UAT Summer Camp 2024
University of Advancing Technology and Coding in Color partner to make summer coding camp for high school students in Arizona.
Gila River Summer Camp 2024
The Boys and Girls Club of the Gila River Indian Community partner to bring computer science summer camp for high school students.
Microsoft TechSpark Fellow 2023-2024
Coding in Color selected as Microsoft TechSpark Fellow on behalf of Arizona for the 2023 - 2024 year to bring computer science to students in the copper state.
UAT Summer Camp 2023
University of Advancing Technology and Coding in Color partner to offer summer coding camp for high school students in Arizona.
Gila River Computer Science Program 2024
The Boys and Girls Club of the Gila River Indian Community and Coding in Color partner to offer computer science program for high school students.
Hope Academy Computer Science Program 2023
Coding in Color selected as Microsoft TechSpark Fellow on behalf of Arizona for the 2023 - 2024 year to bring computer science to students in the copper state.
SRP Awardee
Coding in Color has been awarded a grant from SRP to launch our AI4Teacher's Cohort 2.
AI4teachers Program
We partnered with Million Dollar Teacher Project to deliver AI4Teacher's Cohort 1 at Wilson School District. This was funded by the APS Foundation!
NExt Gen Women in Tech
NExt Gen Women in Tech supported our Day of Compute on December 12 where over 140 students from the Phoenix Union High School District joined us!
Diamondbacks First Pitch
Coding in Color was recognized at the Diamondbacks game and invited to throw the first pitch during Hispanic Heritage Weekend at Chase Field!
Check out our News Features:
Microsoft Alumni Network featured Coding in Color founder Diana Lee Guzman, highlighting her journey from Title I student to software engineer and nonprofit leader. The article spotlights Coding in Color’s mission to expand equitable access to computer science education for students from underserved communities across Arizona.
University of Advancing Technology hosted Coding in Color’s Summer Camp, providing high school students from underrepresented communities with hands-on coding, AI, and robotics workshops led by industry professionals and university mentors.
