The Idaho Out-Of-School Network is pleased to announce Think Make Create Summer 2022 Award to expand access to, improve the quality of, and create increased equity within STEM-rich youth programs in Idaho.
Donor Name: Idaho Out-Of-School Network
State: Idaho
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $45,000
Details:
The TMC Summer Award is funded by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and awarded by the Idaho Out-of-School Network.
This opportunity was created to support community-based organizations that either host a mobile makerspace or intend to use curriculum related to the Idaho STEM Ecosystem’s Think Make Create (TMC) mobile makerspace labs project.
Applicants must propose to use funds for at least one of the following purposes:
- Expand access to STEM activities and TMC curriculum in order to serve more youth, with an emphasis on children and communities most impacted by the pandemic who lack access with a focus on equity
- Increase the quality of the curriculum used by TMC, and expand or enhance materials and services offered to youth
Funding Information
Maximum: $45,000
Target Population
Organizations that serve the following historically underserved population groups, or communities without current programming, will receive additional points during the scoring process. Following is a list of underserved peoples:
- Rural
- Black
- Indigenous
- Latinx
- Youth with disabilities
- Youth experiencing homelessness
- Youth in foster care
- English language learners
- Youth receiving free or reduced-price lunch
- Migratory youth
- LGBTQIA youth
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are limited to any of the following:
- Organizations offering summer programming using a TMC lab and/or curriculum who have received TMC training
- Programs providing direct services to youth ages 5-13 in Idaho;
- Programs that will operate during June, July and/or August 2022.
Ineligible Organizations/Agencies
- For-profit businesses;
- Programs that are receiving other funding from the Idaho Community Grant Program through Idaho
- Department of Health & Welfare from June-September 2022;
- Programs not active between June – August 2022.
For more information, visit Idaho Out-Of-School Network.