Frederick L. Hipp Grant 20th Anniversary – Over its 20-year history, the Hipp Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to public school employees. From the year-long study of cultures that culminates in a Chinese New Year celebration to high school students producing a television show demonstrating basic scientific theories in an entertaining way, each of the 301 grant projects are remarkable. And they are just a sample of the innovative ideas being developed by public school educators across the state.