Midland Area Youth Action Council Educator Mini-Grant

Note: The Midland Area Youth Action Council will review requests most months during the academic year. Requests are due by day 10.
With over 700 funds, each with a unique purpose, the Midland Area Community Foundation has been the organization in Midland, Michigan, building permanent community capital since 1973.
Our Purpose
We exist to cultivate the power of giving within our community, support long-term transformation, and help ensure all residents thrive.
Youth Action Council Mini-Grants
Midland Area Youth Action Council Mini-Grants give us the opportunity to invest in youth philanthropists (young people who are already working to make the world a better place!) and community adults who invest their time and energy into improving the lives of our area’s young people.
The Midland Area Youth Action Council offers mini-grants of up to $500 for classroom projects that motivate and challenge students who attend school in Midland County. Priority is given to plans that provide materials that can be used for multiple years or in multiple classrooms over experiential plans such as field trips or single-use materials.
The Midland Area Youth Action Council recognizes that students come from diverse backgrounds, have different learning styles, and can benefit from creative learning opportunities. The Youth Action Council 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.

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.

Ineligibility

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.