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Award Letter — File 200903
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Urban Agenda
Pre‐Contract Information Form
Project Name: Somerville Fab Lab
Project Contact: Ben Sommer, bsommer@somervillema.gov, [phone removed] x2513
Organization Name, Address: City of Somerville, 93 Highland Ave, Somerville MA 02143
Award Amount: $200,000
Project Overview and Updates
Please provide a brief description of the project’s goals and an overview of activities to be supported
by the Urban Agenda grant.
These funds will support bringing a Fabrication Laboratory—or a “Fab Lab”—to Somerville. A
combination of software and hardware (e.g. 3D printers and laser cutters), a Fab Lab allows
users to explore engineering and design processes in authentic and real‐world contexts by
providing tools that enable users to go from concept to drawing, models to prototype, and
redesign to final product. Fab Labs offer an innovative vocational education experience,
combining the technical with the entrepreneurial in an easy to understand yet high‐tech
environment.
The Fab Lab will consist of three main programming components: an elective course during the
school day, open hours after the school day for the general public and entrepreneurs, and a
youth entrepreneurship program in partnership with a local tech incubator.
Funding from EOHED will go towards capital costs such as equipment purchases as well as
working capital for staff and programming.
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Have there been any significant changes or updates to the project since the application was
submitted?
No. Changes are not signifigant in affecting the project. The only changes that have occured
are a result of decreased funding because of the smaller grant award. This caused us to
reduce the year two budget and budget for staffing.
Please provide at least 3 measurable outcomes of the project. (You will be responsible for reporting
on the progress of these outcomes in quarterly reports.)
1) Number of high school students annually enrolled and graduating from "Fab Academy"
elective course.
2) Number of "members" of the general public who make use of the Fab Lab space after
hours, on an annual basis.
a) Number of entrepreneurs and businesses supported
b) Number of low‐income residents supported
3) Number of students participating in youth entrepreneuship course and projects completed,
on an annual basis.
a) Number of low income youth participating
4) Number of SHS teachers trained.
If your award was less than what was requested in your Urban Agenda application, will you be
seeking supplemental funding sources? If yes, please describe the sources.
Yes, we will be seeking additional funding sources including increased matching funds from
the City of Somerville for FY17 and private sponsorship through corporate partners in the
future.
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Status of supplemental and/or match funding sources (if applicable)
We are receiving donations of additional equipment to outfit the Fab Lab from the Fab
Foundation and MIT. We will be meeting with potential corporate sponsors starting this Spring.
Scope of Work and Drawdown Schedule
Budget line items funded by Urban Agenda Grant:
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Design and Build Out – $40,000.00
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Personnel – $64,500
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Equipment and Materials – $93,500.00
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Additional Programming Events – $2,000.00
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Drawdown Schedule (Implementation Grant Only)
The Urban Agenda Implementation Grant is a reimbursement based grant. Project proponents will be required to
submit reimbursement requests for work completed on a quarterly basis. The drawdown schedule is a quarterly
breakdown of the project’s future spending projections. EOHED will be using the projection you provide to ensure
that the project remains on time. Do not limit yourself to these rows if additional months are needed. Please speak
with a member of the EOHED staff if you wish to submit invoices more frequently.
Quarter/Year
Invoice Amount
Jan‐Mar/2016
$22,000.00
April‐June/2016
$98,000.00
July‐Sept/2016
$15,750
Oct‐Dec/2016
$32,500.00
Jan‐Mar/2017
$15,750.00
April‐June/2017
$16,000.00
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TOTAL
$200,000.00