MakerUSA, in collaboration with the Pinhead Institute, has secured a $100,000 grant to fund a program manager who will design and operate “maker” programming regionally.
The partnership will see Pinhead, the Telluride-based nonprofit that promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programming for students in San Miguel, Ouray, Montrose, Dolores and Montezuma counties, join forces with MakerUSA, which advocates for maker education and ecosystems nationwide.
The grant will cover the costs of a program manager, as well as an $8,000 sub-grant that will go directly to Pinhead, according to MakerUSA CEO and cofounder Colin Lacy.
“The primary focus of the grant and the program manager’s role will be on the design of a ‘maker ecosystem’…
