The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced more than $750,000 in collision school grants during its Education Foundation’s industry reception at SEMA. These were made possible through corporate donations and local I-CAR 
committees raising funds that were provided to collision school programs that applied for the 2016 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant. The first round of awards include:
- Geico grants went to four collision schools through CREF
- American Family Insurance donated $12,000 to CREF and sponsored 12 collision school grants
- Atlanta I-CAR committee awarded $44,000 in school grants
- Erie 1 Boces Kenton Career & Technical Center awarded the CCC Information Services Inc. a classroom enhancement grant through CREF
- Greater Philadelphia I-CAR committee awarded $28,000 in school grants
- I-CAR awarded 37 collision school grants through CREF
- Northern Virginia I-CAR committee awarded $12,000 in school grants
- Nashville and Knoxville I-CAR committees awarded $48,000 in school grants
More information can be found at collisioneducationfoundation.org.
