<div dir="ltr"><div>The Michigan Architectural Foundation (MAF) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for MAF's new Education Awareness Grant program. The grants, which will be awarded annually, help support architecture-based education projects and programs to benefit K-12 students throughout the state of Michigan.<br></div><div><br></div><div>2023 grant applications close April 1, 2023.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Please see the press release for more information.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>--</b></div><div dir="ltr"><b>Rebekah Craft</b><br><i>Library Director</i><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000">Baldwin Public Library</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000">300 W. Merrill St. Birmingham, MI 48009</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.baldwinlib.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font color="#134f5c">www.baldwinlib.org</font></a> | </font><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:arial,sans-serif">248-554-4681</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:0.5in"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><img src="cid:ii_ldyuprhk1" alt="image.png" width="165" height="72"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;text-indent:0.5in">Contact: Angela Jeruzal</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Inspiring the Next Generation Through Architecture: Applications
for MAF’s Education Awareness Grants Program Being Accepted Through April 1,
2023</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Grants will support architecture-based education projects and
programs </span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">DETROIT, Feb. 7, 2023 - The Michigan
Architectural Foundation (MAF) is pleased to announce that applications are now
being accepted for its new Education Awareness Grants Program. The grants,
which will be awarded annually, support architecture-based education projects
and programs intended to benefit students K-12 students throughout the state of
Michigan. Grant applications close April 1, 2023.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“MAF is excited to provide resources through
this new grant program to support innovative K-12 architecture-based educational
initiatives, and help organizations fuel children’s imaginations and
exploration of the built environment,” said Tom Mathison, FAIA, MAF Education
Awareness Grants Committee Chair. “As with all MAF programming,
initiatives supported by the grants will promote an awareness and understanding
of how architecture enriches life in Michigan.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Each year, the grant program will award up to
$20,000. Funds may be awarded to a single recipient or to multiple recipients,
at the discretion of the MAF Education Awareness Grant Committee. Applicants must
be 501(c)(3) organizations, and may include but are not limited to public
broadcasters, summer camps, neighborhood associations, public libraries,
children’s museums, and other non-profit entities. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Grant Application requirements include the
following:</span></u></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cover Letter, with an
executive summary, explaining why you are requesting this grant, what outcomes
you hope to achieve, and how you will spend the funds, if awarded.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Completed Information
Sheet and Program Profile </span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Exhibits, including
graphic material, photographs or other imagery appropriate to your case for
support.</span></p>
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the following criteria:</span></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Promotion:</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How does the program
promote an understanding and learning of architecture by students ages 18 or
younger?</span></p>
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</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Audience:</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How many students will
likely engage with or receive this program either directly or through media
channels?</span></p>
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</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Leverage:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> To what extent will this investment attract other
resources or other organizations to support the program’s objectives?</span></p>
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</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Need:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> How important is the grant money to the organization and
its ability to produce the program?</span></p>
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</span></span><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Results:</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> What is the likely outcome or result of the program after
its completion?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The grant application process will open in
January of each award year, and close on April 1 of the award year.
Grants are awarded once annually, on May 1 of each year. Grant recipients are
eligible to receive up to one grant per calendar year. Recipients must apply
each year to be eligible in that year. </span><a href="https://michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org/grants/maf-education-awareness-grants/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(223,32,37);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Click here to find out more about the application criteria, requirements,
and how to apply.</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> For additional
questions about the grant program or the grant application process, contact Tom
Mathison, FAIA, MAF Education Awareness Grants Committee Chair, </span><a href="mailto:tom@mathisonarchitects.com" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">tom@mathisonarchitects.com</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. </span></p>
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Michigan Architectural Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt">dedicated to
advancing awareness of how architecture enriches life. </span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">By serving as a resource for
funding, information, and educational architecture-related programs, MAF
increases appreciation for architecture, which in turn encourages cohesive,
sustainable communities, increases economic value, and adds beauty to our built
environment. Visit </span></i><a href="https://michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org/" style="color:blue"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></i></p>
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