Three schools in Klein ISD have been awarded a grant from The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation to support learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The grant program—titled The Young Sheldon STEM Initiative—was inspired by the hit comedy series of the same name, according to a news release from the foundation.

The grant program offers two-year grants beginning in the 2018-19 school year from TCLFF, according to a Sept. 12 news release. The grants total more than $600,000 and are awarded to 19 elementary, middle and high schools in Southern California where the show is produced and East Texas where the show is set.

The three Klein ISD Schools selected—Klein Oak High School, Strack Intermediate School and Haude Elementary School—were all attended by the show's Executive Producer Jim Parsons, according to the news release.

Grant funds can be used for resources such as robotics kits, computers, iPads, lab tables, 3D printers, curriculum development and teacher training, according to the news release, and they also fund an annual educational trip for students and teachers at each school. Schools are eligible to apply for continuing grants at the end of the two-year period.

“When the education of a child is supported, there is no limit to what that child might eventually achieve,” Executive Producer Chuck Lorre said in the news release. “We hope that in some small way, this program gives these public schools more STEM educational tools in the classroom for teachers to nurture and ignite the curiosity of students who will ultimately become our future leaders and scholars.”

View a video from the cast of "Young Sheldon" congratulating the schools.