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Welcome & Gratitude
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Check-in
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Meeting Objectives
“Again, thank you so much. This grant has been monumental for our residents. As soon as we began delivering computers to properties (even before they were set up) Aeon families were immediately asking site staff when they might be able to use the labs. We could not have done this without you!”
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
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What do we need from each other today?
TOP APPLICANTS 5s by Review Committee
AEON Housing
Austin Aspires
Boys and Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area
Centro Tyrone Guzman
Change Inc
ECMEC
Family Means
Haven Housing
Itasca Area School Collaborative
Little Crow Tele-media Network
Local Initiatives Support Corporation-Duluth
Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy (Tribal)
MN Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
Neighborhood House
New Vision Foundation
Northfield Healthy Community
Initiative
Total Amount Requested from applicants: 8.4 M
NW LINKS
Port of Crow Wing County
Project for Pride in Living
Project FINE
Resource West
South Central Service Cooperative
Southwest West Central Services Cooperative
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CHECKPOINTS
Geographic distribution Students across the state benefit
Community Served communities most in need benefit, including students who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color, students from low-income families, and students residing in rural Minnesota.
Proposed Solution ensure K-12 students in high-need and/or underserved communities have computing devices, access to the internet, and educational support and that schools and teachers are prepared to offer equitable access to quality distance learning this fall and for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is this a targeted/focused intervention? or an end to end solution that will get the student the full distance learning supports they need?
Applicants