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Grant Committee (Christopher Meid)
Report Received 7/24.
Makersmiths Inc. Grant Committee Report
July 23, 2026
Reporter: Christopher “Christo” Meid
The following are the activities that have been completed or started in late May up to July 23, 2026. Details follow.
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Topic | Date | Owner | Status |
1. ARPA Grant Class | Jun 17, 2026 | Completed | |
2. Draft Grant Application for Classroom Capability Expansion | May 20, 2026 | Completed | |
3. Complete Grant Application for Classroom Capability Expansion | Aug 28, 2026 | Christopher Meid | In progress |
4. Initiate development of 2nd grant, working with KidWind participant as author | Aug 28, 2026 | In progress | |
- ARPA Nonprofit Professional Development: Building Capacity for Diversified Funds: Christo Meid completed the grant classes and submitted the homework grant (Item 2) for review by the committe and panel on July 3. Successfully completed the class and received certificate.
- Draft Grant for Classroom Capability Expansion: Application was updated based on first round of comments.
- To complete the grant application, the following needs to be completed:
- Incorporate comments from panel.
- Request and incorporate new updates from identified instructor, Brian Jo.
- Submit funding request to Board of Directors to procure initial robotics kit and Intro to Robotics Rev 2 from RevRobotics.com if Brian concurs. Justification:
- Procuring the robotics kits and initial course will show the foundation that Makersmiths has ‘skin in the game’ and is investing in this project already.
- The kit and course will enable the kids to learn the basics of robotics in order to better be able to compete in the robotics competition
- Request of Board of Directors authorization to get quotes for the ventilation improvements now so we can incorporate more accurate costs into the grant proposal.
- Work with KidWind participant to develop a grant for additional KidWind funds, leveraging a foundation that specifically prioritizes grant requests from children.
Note: The Classroom Capability Expansion Grant needs to be submitted by September 1, 2026, with an award scheduled for December 31, 2026. Here is the draft so far (still not ready for review). The draft budget is here. Reminder that at this time, this is a homework assignment and should only be considered a notional grant application; prior to September 1 submission, it will need to be validated and updatedNo Report Received.
Standing Rules Committee (Jonathan White)
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