$4 million grant will teach computer coding to rural Missouri students | K-12 Education News Highlights: $4 million grant will teach computer coding to rural Missouri students | K-12 Education. The Enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies, or eMINTS, National Center at MU College of Education educates fifth grade students about computer coding and motivates them to show an interest in STEM. According to a press release, the United States Department of Education has spent the $ 3.9 million education innovation and research grant that eMINTS uses to generate interest in computer coding and STEM through video games. eMINTS will prepare and support educators through lesson creation coaching to teach students how to create their own video games. Kansas City Audio-Visual will provide computers to rural Missouri school districts with high percentages of students with financial needs.