MCYAC Educator Mini Grant

Educator Mini Grant

MCYAC recognizes that students come from diverse backgrounds, have different learning styles, and can benefit from creative learning opportunities. MCYAC would like to provide educators with a funding opportunity to develop and implement instructional projects to motivate and challenge students to learn. Proposals should be unique classroom projects that enliven and enrich the curriculum. Projects are encouraged to be interdisciplinary, active-learning lessons and reinforce learning through simulation or applied to real-life situations.
Funding Level: Up to $500 per educator

Eligibility: All Midland County kindergarten through grade 12 educators from public schools and non-public schools will be eligible to apply. While more than one grant may be submitted, only one grant will be awarded per educator per academic year. Note that all projects must be completed in the current academic year.

Evaluation Process: The Midland County Youth Action Council will review requests each month during the school year. Requests are due by day 15. Council members will not know the identity of the teacher or the school.

Evaluation Criteria:
- Impact : Potential to improve student achievement; potential for continuation and/or replication; potential to enhance instructional skills
- Innovation : Creativity of project; innovative approach; academic objective within curriculum context
- Planning : Clear plan for project implementation; teacher capability; cost effectiveness and realistic budget;
- Existing Resources : Funding will not supplant existing funding - project cannot be achieved with existing school budget
Excluded Projects: Mini-grant applications will not be considered for facility renovation, religious activities or teachings, equipment that is not an integral part of the project, non-academic projects or trips out of this county unless a similar experience cannot be provided within the Great Lakes Bay Region.
School Name:
School Address:
Educator Name:
Educator Position / Grade Level:
Educator Email Address:
example@example.com
Principal Name:
By filling in your principal’s name, you affirm that your principal knows about the proposed project and this application
Grant Request Information
Project Title:
Grade Level:
Number of Students:
Project Start Date:

- Month - Day Year
Date
Project End Date:

- Month - Day Year
Date
Total Project Budget:
Amount Requested:
Up to $500/Educator per year
Overall Project Summary:

What need will be addressed? How? What do you hope to achieve? 0/200
Project Summary:

What will the funds be used for, specifically 0/250
Should be Empty: