Michelson Spark Grants

Sponsor: Michelson 20MM Foundation
Solicitation Title: Michelson Spark Grants
Event Type: Rolling Deadline
Funding Amount: up to $25,000
Sponsor Deadline: Friday, December 31, 2021
Solicitation Link: https://20mm.org/spark-grants/

Overview

<div style="text-align:center"></div> <div style="text-align:center" class="btn btn-gold"><strong>                                                                                                2021 Michelson Spark Grants Update                                                                                   </strong></div> <div style="text-align:center" class="btn btn-gold"><strong> <em>On November 12th we closed our Student Basic Needs funding cycle. We will be announcing our awardees in the coming weeks. </em>                   </strong></div> <div style="text-align:center"></div> <div style="text-align:center"></div> <div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:1em">The vision for the Spark Grant Program is to introduce an innovative just-in-time grantmaking process to fill urgent needs for education organizations that are well-aligned with our Key Target Outcomes. We seek to fund highly impactful initiatives that would not be possible if they needed to wait through a traditional grant decision timeline. </span></div> <div></div> <div>We are committed to reaching a decision on each application within 15 business days. In the spirit of acting quickly, grants will be allocated over the next three weeks (until the total funding is distributed) and you won’t need to wait for a specific deadline. The Spark Grant Program is available to United States-based non-profits, institutions, and for-profits (for for-profit organizations we will apply additional scrutiny to mission alignment).</div>

Other Information:<p>Proposals must address at least one Key Target Outcome:</p> <ul> <li>Increase the number of underserved learners who enroll in postsecondary opportunities.</li> <li>Increase the number of individuals prepared for 21st century careers.</li> <li>Decrease the cost of postsecondary education for all students.</li> <li>Increase students’ college persistence.</li> <li>Decrease students’ average time to degree completion.</li> <li>Advance nascent digital technologies that are relevant to learning outcomes.</li> </ul>


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