Note: Does the project budget seem reasonable for the scope of work proposed?
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Approved Budget
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Comments/Justification
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A.
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Personnel
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$0
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B.
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Staff Recruitment, Training, Retention, etc.
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$0
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C.
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Travel
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$255
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Planning: Staff and contractor travel for pilot testing
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$255
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500 miles @$0.51 per mile - planning travel costs to pilot testing sites, meetings = $255
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D.
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Equipment (Purchase, rent, maintenance)
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$0
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E.
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Supplies (Postage, Printing, Publication, etc.)
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$20,045
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Planning: STEM Planning Committee consumable supplies
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$340
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4 meetings @ 85/meeting = $340
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Planning: STEM Committee purchase & review of potential materials)
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$750
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3 modules @ $250/module = $750
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Planning: Internal printing (curricula, instructions, classroom, Family Night, Take-Homes)
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$360
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3 classes x 3 modules x 400 sheets (some color) x $0.10 ave. = $360
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Planning Materials (games, supplies) for Pilot classroom and Family Night activities
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$2,250
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3 classes x 3 modules x $250 = $2,250
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Planning: Full dinners for pilot Family Nights (to subsidize snack-only amount budgeted in regular early learning program)
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$567
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3 Family Nights x 63 slots @ $3.00/slot = $567
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Planning: Take-home materials for families
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$378
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63 families @ $6 per family = $378
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Implementation: Internal printing (curricula, instructions, classroom, Family Night, Take-Homes)
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$1,950
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20 sets (based on 16 classroom sets and 4 master sets) x 3 modules x 325 sheets (some in color) x $0.10 ave. = $1,950
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Implementation: Materials (games, supplies, additional inexpensive stethoscopes) for classroom and Family Night activities
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$10,500
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20 sets x 3 modules x $175 = $10,500
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Implementation: Full dinners for Family Nights (to subsidize snack-only amount budgeted in regular early learning program)
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$1,350
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3 Family Nights x estimated 200 attendees @ $2.25/slot = $1,350
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Implementation: Take-home materials for families
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$1,500
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300 families @ $5 per family = $1,500
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STEM Planning Committee End-of-Project Meeting - consumable supplies, including final report
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$100
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1 meeting @ $100/meeting = $100
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F.
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Occupancy (Rent, utilities, etc.)
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$0
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G.
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Contracted/Professional Services (Subcontracts, Consulting, Printing, etc.)
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$11,200
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Planning: Contract with Data Analyst/Evaluator
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$2,500
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31.25 hours @ $80 per hour = $2,500
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Planning: Printing of books for pilot testing
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$1,600
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4 titles x 100 each x $4.00/copy (based on previous local printing bids) = $1,600
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Implementation: Contract with Data Analyst/Evaluator
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$3,100
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38.75 hours @ $80/hour = $3,100
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Implementation: Printing of final books
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$4,000
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4 titles x 500 each x $2.00/copy (based on previous local printing bids) = $4,000
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H.
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Indirect Charges if not included above
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$3,500
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Indirect Charge @ 10%
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$3,500
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At 10% (not included above)
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I.
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TRAVEL STIPEND
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|
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J.
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TOTAL
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$35,000
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SECTION VII: FUNDING PRIORITIES (TOTAL POINTS 10) – OVERALL, HOW WELL DOES THE PROPOSAL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING FOUR FUNDING PRIORITY AREAS:
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Funding Priority Area
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Pts. Possible
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Pts. Awarded
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Reviewer Notes
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Benefits to the Early Learning Field: Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate the capacity to inform the early learning field on how to increase STEM success for children, families, and communities.
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2
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Innovation Approach: Priority will be given to projects that develop innovative ways to solve an identified problem in the community or organization.
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3
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Use of Relevant Data to Identify Biggest Opportunity to Address STEM: Priority will be given to projects that utilize existing data from your organization and community to highlight STEM challenges. This might be anything from STEM Identity workforce program data to Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS).
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2
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Support of Underrepresented and Underserved Communities: Priority will be given to projects that identified and highlight how the organization will work with young children of the population who currently are underrepresented and underserved in the STEM workforce.
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3
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Funding Priorities Total Points
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10
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Group B
Grant Applicant: Praxis Institute
STEM Cohort 3 Review – Praxis Institute
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
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Organization:
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Praxis Institute For Early Childhood Education
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Project Title:
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A Culture of STEM: The Praxis-ECE / eMODE Partnership
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Organization Type
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Nonprofit Organization (with 501c3 Status)
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Ages of Children Served
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Request Amount
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$35,000
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Prenatal
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Birth – 1
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Age 1
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Age 2
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Age 3
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Age 4
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Age 5
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Proposed # of children that will be served
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140
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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80
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Community Characteristics of Proposed Service Group
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Poverty/Low Income,Non-English Speaking,Children with Disabilities,Recent Immigrant Family
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Counties Served
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King County
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Race/Ethnicity of Proposed Service Group
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Asian Non-Hispanic,Black Non-Hispanic,Multiple Races Non-Hispanic,White Non-Hispanic,Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic,Hispanic
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SECTION I: ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND (5 TOTAL POINTS)
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Application question
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Grantee response
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Pts. Possible
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Pts. Awarded
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Reviewer notes
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Organization Background
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The Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education was founded in 1999 as an educational organization committed to equity, cultural relevancy, social justice, and developmentally appropriate practices in the early learning community. According to its mission statement "The Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education creates developmentally, racially, and
economically accessible teaching and learning communities for social change that empower learners (adults and children) to think critically, respond proactively, and strive for social justice." Praxis-ECE conducts workshops, trainings and symposia focused on knowledge about effectively working with under-served and marginalized children and families, operating from a strength-based perspective, from a historical, social, and political context.
The mission of The eMODE Foundation is predicated on the perspective children's STEM abilities are historically underestimated, and that young children become engrossed in ofexposure to mathematical dispositions. As expressed on the e-MODE website, "Problem solving, active thinking, and cooperative learning with peers is our formula for building community and enjoyment, thereby allowing our students to realize their brilliance." The e-MODE Foundation runs after school enrichment classes in STEM subjects with an emphasis on math and conducts professional development trainings for teachers and parents "creating a learning environment where students are taught to Fear No Number™".
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5
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Organization Total Points
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5
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