ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi Valley State University has received $46,000 more from the National Science Foundation for a program that uses catfish farming to teach science to high school students.

The program began in 2006 for students in a 10-county area.

MVSU professors have been introducing science and technology as they relate to catfish farming. Scotland Fisheries of Itta Bena is participating in the project by allowing students to visit its ponds for science experiments.

Officials say each school was given a laptop computer, testing instruments to measure chemicals and other supplies for the three-year program.