During the past year, Project SEMI has operated in a different way than in prior years. Interested teachers could check out equipment/materials from Heartland, but the actual SEMI trailer did not visit schools because of budget issues. During the past year, the Iowa Biotechnology Association and others formed a 501(c)3 organization, the Inspire 21 Foundation, that could assume future day-to-day operations of the SEMI and plan/engage in fundraising. One of the projects that was undertaken was the writing and submission of a $250,000 grant application to the Pepsi Refresh Project. On the second try, Project SEMI made the cut! If the grant (voting) is successful, the unds would help to update the SEMI’s equipment and materials, provide a teacher/facilitator to travel with the SEMI and get it back on the road helping students learn about science.
Voting will occur during the month of June at http://www.refresheverything.com/inspirationstation.
TO VOTE: You need to create an account to vote and can cast up to 10 votes daily during June (only 1 vote/project). You cannot create multiple accounts to vote—this can cause the elimination of the application. Please consider voting for this worthwhile project and pass the word on to anyone who would be interested in this project!
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