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Missouri Statewide Afterschool Network

University of Missouri - Columbia

www.missouri.edu

  • Program Education
  • Program Area Advancing Afterschool
  • Grant Amount $225,000
  • Grant Period October 1, 2020–September 30, 2023
  • Location Columbia, MO, United States
  • Geographic Focus Missouri

About this grant

This grant will support the University of Missouri – Columbia which coordinates the Missouri Statewide Afterschool Network to continue development of policy, partnerships and resources to benefit youth in afterschool programs. Specific initiatives will include: 1) creating an afterschool youth ambassador program to educate key champions on the importance of afterschool; 2) developing an online training directory for afterschool professionals; 3) creating a statewide or regional approach to providing afterschool programs access to high tech STEM equipment, particularly for rural programs; and 4) supporting the promotion and distribution of the Mizzen by Mott App.