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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI – If you are in any of the communities listed below the opportunity for collaboration with STEM programming just got even more exciting!
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Gov. Snyder’s MiSTEM Advisory Council</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Awards $2.85M to 34 STEM Projects</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">January 19, 2018</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">LANSING – Thirty-four Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs are sharing $2.85 million in state grants from Governor Rick
Snyder’s MiSTEM Advisory Council, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced today.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The state Legislature set aside $2.85 million in 2017-18 to distribute grants up to $100,000 for the implementation of STEM programs listed in the
STEMworks database. The MiSTEM Advisory Council selected the awardees, whose funding ranges from $24,000 to $100,000, from 134 applications seeking more than $10 million. The applications came from local and intermediate school districts (ISDs), universities,
and STEM providers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“STEM education is critically important to a student’s success later in life,” Governor Snyder said. “Thank you to my partners in the state Legislature
and the Department of Education for ensuring that more Michigan students will have access to these STEM skills.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The MiSTEM Advisory Council said in a statement:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“The Council would like to thank the Governor for the leadership and vision to propel STEM education down a new and exciting path. The legislature
has stepped up to the challenge and appropriated funds to support this shift in culture, enabling STEM programming around the state to benefit from proven best practices.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">“As proud as we may be about this initial success, we are even more encouraged by the widespread potential that will be harnessed and directed toward
the further advancement of STEM education for all of the students throughout the state.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">State Superintendent Brian Whiston said the grants’ STEM focus will help Michigan become a Top 10 education state in 10 years – the central goal of
the Michigan Department of Education.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The grants align with the Top 10 plan’s goal of implementing high-quality classroom instruction through a child-centered instructional model with
a strategy to enable public schools’ students to engage in integrated STEM programming.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In weighing the applications, the MiSTEM Advisory Council considered reviewer ratings, program type, and distribution across the MiSTEM Network Regions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Two successful applicants, Oakland Schools and West Shore ESD, received multiple awards to provide professional development in regions other than
their own. They are using the funding to build on statewide work underway for several years with seed funding from other sources.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Here is the list of 10 ISDs, 10 local districts and three STEM education provider applications selected for funding:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 1 – Southwest Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$94,340</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 3 – Wayne County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$62,716</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Plymouth-Canton Community Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 3 – Wayne County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">PLTW</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$74,339</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Detroit Public Schools Community District</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 3 – Wayne County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">A World In Motion® (AWIM)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$97,730</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Iridescent</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 3 – Wayne County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Iridescent</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$91,382</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Macomb ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 4 – Macomb County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Math Recovery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$53,737</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Oakland Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 5 – Oakland County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Modeling Biology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Oakland Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 5 – Oakland County</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Modeling Chemistry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Genesee ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 6 – Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair Counties</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Math Recovery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$98,406</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Shiawassee Regional ESD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 7 – Capital Area</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Math Recovery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$99,120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Otsego Public Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 8 – West Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">MiSTAR</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$34,160</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Kent ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 8 – West Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Math Recovery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$45,675</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Oakland Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 8 – West Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Modeling MS Science - Muskegon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Mason County Eastern Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 9 – West Central Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Cereal City Science</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Midland Public Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 10 – Central Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">MiSTAR</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$88,784</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Sanilac ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 11 – Thumb</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Cereal City</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Oakland Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 12 – North East Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Modeling Biology - Roscommon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Public Schools of Petoskey</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 13 – North West Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Full Option Science System (FOSS)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$60,185</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 14 – Eastern UP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Cereal City Science - elementary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$93,488</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Region 14 – Eastern UP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Cereal City Science – middle school</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$82,474</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Modeling Physical Science - Marquette</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$100,000</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">L'Anse Area Schools</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Engineering is Elementary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$28,119</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Math Recovery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$24,285</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Great Lakes Fishery Trust</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Statewide</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$99,166</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Muskegon Area ISD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Math Recovery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$99,960</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">West Shore Educational Service District</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Statewide</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">AP Computer Science/Computer Science Discoveries</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">$668,927</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">(6 applications total)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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