xMinds Educator Funding Application 2023-2024: Our Winter Wishlist Campaign is still open and taking applications

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Our mission at Partnership for Extraordinary Minds (xMinds) is to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of the autistic students in Montgomery County. To advance this mission, xMinds is offering grants to help motivated MoCo teachers, para-educators, administrators, and related service providers purchase classroom materials to enable them to better support autistic students.

The xMinds Educator Support Committee will award individual grants of up to $100 for classroom and curricular materials and up to $250 for trainings on a rolling basis.

The Educator Support Committee will, in its sole discretion, determine which applications to grant, considering the Board’s assessment of both the quality of the training or materials requested and the applicant’s potential to make use of them to advance the mission of xMinds. The Committee may give priority to new applicants, but will consider every application, with a limit of one grant per individual during each funding campaign.

Application Process:

1) In the application below, provide a clear, detailed explanation of (i) what materials or training you wish to purchase with an xMinds grant, and (ii) how you will utilize those materials or training to improve the educational experiences and/or outcomes of students ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM with whom you work.

2) You will be contacted by an xMinds volunteer who will have reviewed your application. The volunteer may request more information and will ultimately communicate to you whether your application has been approved.

3) If approved, you must send within 7 days of receiving notification, an email to the xMinds Executive Director Melanie Carlos (mcarlos@xminds.org): (1) itemized receipt(s) showing proof of payment and (2) your payment preference between check or Venmo.

4) Any applicant who ultimately receives a grant will be REQUIRED to provide feedback to xMinds after they complete their training or receive curricular materials. xMinds will contact the grant recipient with a short survey to learn how he/she has been able to use the training or materials.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROCESS? Please contact Melanie Carlos (mcarlos@xminds.org).

Email *

Last Name, First Name *

Venmo account address if available (preferred for faster reimbursement)

Last Four Digits of Phone Number for Venmo Confirmation

Complete Address (if asking for reimbursement by check) *

Name of school or other organization in which you teach/provide services. (Note that this must be located in Montgomery County, MD): *

Job title and description of your work: *

Name and description of materials (or training) you wish to purchase with the grant: *

Cost of materials (or training). Please specify the TOTAL grant requested followed by the price of each item. *

Please explain in detail how you will use the requested curricular materials (or training) to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of students on the autism spectrum (minimum 50 words; maximum 300 words). Please include in your response the nature of your students' needs, how the requested funding will be used to benefit them, and how many autistic students will benefit. *

If awarded a grant, do you agree to provide feedback to xMinds when we ask you later how how the materials worked out? *

Yes

If another Moco educator referred you to this opportunity, please tell us their name and email address, so we can thank them with early access to future funding opportunities.

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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