Deadline: 1-Aug-22
The Idaho Out-of-School Network is pleased to launch the Think Make Create Summer (TMC) 2022 Award to improve the quality of and create increased equity within STEM-rich youth programs in Idaho.
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
The TMC Summer Award is funded by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and awarded by the Idaho Out-of-School Network.
The grants are authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) and the American Rescue Act Plan (ARPSA).
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, or
Funding Information
Maximum: $45,000
Eligible Activities
- The purchase of consumable supplies for youth engaged in making, tinkering and/or engineering,
- The purchase of storage totes, and/or new tools expanding use of and distribution of TMC activities.
- Staffing & operation costs to support TMC and TMC curriculum.
- Direct Travel expense and/or mileage incurred delivering programs associated with TMC labs and TMC curriculum
Target Populations
Organizations that serve the following historically underserved population groups, or communities without current programming, will receive additional points during the scoring process. To find current programs statewide please visit the Program Directory.
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
Eligible Applicants
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.
For more information, visit TMC.
For more information, visit https://idahooutofschool.org/funding-and-grants/