Edventure Inc

WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTER (WVFEC)

WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER

WEST VIRGINIA CAREER AWARENESS, READINESS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCES FOR RURAL STUDENTS (WV CAREERS) INITIATIVE

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA). EPA'S CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (REO) GRANT PROGRAM WILL FUND A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE WASTE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES, AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION OF THE RECYCLING STREAM, FUND PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON COMMONLY RECYCLED MATERIALS SUCH AS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (E.G., PLASTICS, ALUMINUM, PAPER, GLASS, ETC.), INCLUDING FOOD WASTE AND ORGANICS, AND/OR FUND PROJECTS AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED CHANGE, BENEFITS, AND SUPPORT BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE EDVENTURE'S EFFORTS TO MEET THE REO GRANTS ELEMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, EDVENTURE WILL CREATE A MUSEUM EXHIBIT OF DINOSAURS MADE FROM RECYCLED AND REPURPOSED MATERIALS WITH A STORYLINE AND MESSAGING THAT WILL EDUCATE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ABOUT BETTER RECYCLING HABITS, INCLUDING REUSING, REMANUFACTURING, AND EVEN WORKING TOWARD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: (1) EDVENTURE AND THE ADVISORY GROUP WILL ADVISE EXHIBITS DESIGN AND FABRICATION CONTRACTORS TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT TWO EXHIBITS THAT WILL INCLUDE DINOSAURS MADE OF RECYCLABLE, REUSABLE MATERIALS-ONE IN COLUMBIA, ANOTHER IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC; (2) ONCE THE EXHIBITS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THE EXHIBITS AND EDVENTURE EDUCATORS WILL TEACH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE WASTE BY CHOOSING TO REUSE, REPAIR, OR REMANUFACTURE MATERIALS RATHER THAN TOSSING THEM INTO THE RECYCLING SYSTEM OR A LANDFILL; AND (3) MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP AND EDVENTURE WILL TRAVEL TO INTERACTIVITY 2027, A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CONFERENCE IN WHICH THE GROUP SHARES ITS PROCESS FOR CREATING THIS EXHIBIT AND THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT UNTIL THE PRESENTATION IN APRIL 2027.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF AN INTERACTIVE MUSEUM EXHIBIT DINOSAURS MADE FROM RECYCLED AND REPURPOSED MATERIALS WITH A STORYLINE AND MESSAGING THAT WILL EDUCATE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ABOUT BETTER RECYCLING HABITS, INCLUDING REUSING, REMANUFACTURING, AND EVEN WORKING TOWARD A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE . INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN RECYCLING OR COMPOSTING PROGRAMS AND LOWER CONTAMINATION IN THE WASTE STREAM IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THE MUSEUM VISITORS LIVE AND PRODUCE WASTE. IN ADDITION, THE GRANT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE TWO NEW JOBS AT ED VENTURE DUE TO INCREASED ATTENDANCE AND VISITOR TIME IN THE MUSEUM, THOUGH THESE TWO JOBS ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE GRANT. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE EDVENTURE ITSELF, ATTENDEES OF INTERACTIVITY 2027 WHO WILL LEARN ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE EXHIBIT, AND THE THOUSANDS OF VISITORS PER YEAR THAT ATTEND EDVENTURE EXHIBITS IN BOTH COLUMBIA AND MYRTLE BEACH, SC. IN THE PAST, VISITORS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO COME FROM ALL 46 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND FROM MANY STATES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

EDVENTURE PROPOSES TO DEVELOP FLYING HIGHER, A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT THAT WILL RESULT IN A NEW, PERMANENT 1,700 SQUARE FOOT, HANDS-ON EXHIBIT THAT CONVE

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF CHRONIC DISEASE: BIOINVESTIGATIONS FOR FAMILY, SCHOOL

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF CHRONIC DISEASE: BIOINVESTIGATIONS FOR FAMILY, SCHOOL

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

WORKFORCE TRAINING

EDVENTURE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WILL LAUNCH THE READINESS ALIGNMENT PROJECT (RAP) TO IMPROVE EARLY LEARNING AND INCREASE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AROUND EARLY LITERACY AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN COLLETON COUNTY. IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLETON COUNTY FIRST STEPS AND COLLETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE MUSEUM WILL COORDINATE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR 24 EDUCATORS THROUGH A SERIES OF CLASSROOM ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND EARLY LEARNING CONFERENCES AT THE MUSEUM; QUARTERLY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT NIGHTS THAT INCLUDE DINNER, STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, AND PROGRAMS FOR CAREGIVERS THAT COVER HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND STUDENT EDUCATIONAL MILESTONES; AND INQUIRY- AND STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION LED BY THE MUSEUM'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS IN 12 PARTICIPATING CLASSROOMS AND AT THE MUSEUM DURING A SPRING FIELD STUDY EXPERIENCE. FORMAL, ANNUAL EVALUATION OF RAP WILL MEASURE EACH COHORT OF CHILDREN'S KINDERGARTEN READINESS AS WELL AS AN ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN THEIR CAREGIVERS" KNOWLEDGE OF AVAILABLE EDUCATION AND HEALTH RESOURCES, AND AN IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP WITH COLLETON COUNTY SCHOOLS.

EDVENTURE WILL ACT AS A BACKBONE COLLECTIVE IMPACT ORGANIZATION IN A TWO YEAR COMMUNITY-CENTERED EFFORT TO IDENTIFY LOCAL ASSETS, BRING TOGETHER A UNIQUE CROSS-SECTION OF CITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND DEVELOP A LOCALLY-DRIVEN PLAN THAT ADDRESSES THE PRESSING AND INTERRELATED ISSUES OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND GANG ACTIVITY IN HARTSVILLE. AS PART OF ITS GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF HARTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THE PROJECT TEAM HOPES TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT A SOCIAL IMPACT MODEL TO DESIGN A COLLECTIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ANTI-GANG STRATEGY IN HARTSVILLE AND A PLAN FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ANTI-GANG PROGRAMS THAT EMBRACES COLLECTIVE IMPACT APPROACHES, INCLUDING COLLECTIVELY DERIVED DATA, OUTCOMES, AND REPORTING. THIS INITIATIVE WOULD ALSO UNIQUELY INVOLVE YOUTH THEMSELVES: WHILE SUPPORTING THE WORKGROUP, EDVENTURE WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY LEAD ITS FUTURE LEADERS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT HARTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND INCLUDE THE PARTICIPANTS" VOICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT PLAN. EDVENTURE WILL BE USING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP) COMPREHENSIVE GANG MODEL - A CROSS-SECTOR AND TIERED-WORK MODEL OF ACTION THAT, LIKE A COLLECTIVE IMPACT FRAMEWORK, UTILIZES A CENTRAL LEADERSHIP GROUP AND MUTUAL GOALS TO ADDRESS YOUTH GANG ACTIVITY. EDVENTURE'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS EFFORT UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANT ROLE LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS - ESPECIALLY THOSE IN RURAL TOWNS - CAN PLAY IN BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DEFINE COLLECTIVE GOALS AND DEVELOP MUTUAL STRATEGIES AROUND KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

PEER-TO-PEER: BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION

WORKFORCE TRAINING

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

NATIONAL AWARD FOR MUSEUM SERVICE

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT