00:15:24 USJETAA: Welcome all! 00:15:47 Kay Hood: I'm in Beppu, Oita! 00:15:50 Joseph Galica: Hello! Narita 00:15:51 Sara Heiny: Shonai-machi, Yamagata 🙂 00:15:55 Matt Fujimoto: 3 of us joining from Kobe :D 00:16:01 Casie Bacani: Ine, Kyoto! 00:16:20 Trinh Kim: Hi! Narita currently but will be in Mifune, Kumamoto! 00:16:25 Kat Stevens: Hello, currently in Narita headed to Aomori 00:16:33 Rosalinda Nicdao: Hello, Hafa Adai, from Guam 00:16:44 Asma Khan: Narita! Great to see you, Bahia & Danielle! 00:16:57 Bahia, USJETAA: Glad to see so many new JETs in the chat! Hope this is a good break from quarantine! 00:20:53 Bahia, USJETAA: A lot of the information can be referred to here: https://usjetaa.org/programs/microgrants/ 00:22:02 Bahia, USJETAA: CIRs and ALTs can apply! 00:26:57 Bahia, USJETAA: For example your JTE, the community international association, the public library, etc 00:27:59 Trinh Kim: Is the minimum amount $100USD or $200USD? 00:28:49 Trinh Kim: I thought on the website states min is $200? I may have misread though 00:28:53 Bahia, USJETAA: It’s now $100! In the past it was $200. Sorry for any confusion as older materials may not reflect the $100 number. 00:29:08 Trinh Kim: oki thank you 00:34:20 Bahia, USJETAA: If you have any specific questions about your application or project that we don’t answer tonight you can email us at contact@usjetaa.org 00:35:18 Asma Khan: Question: What does proposal planning + funding look like for ALTs that teach at multiple schools? 00:37:13 Bahia, USJETAA: On the program page there are some links to information in Japanese that can help with this process. 00:38:00 Bahia, USJETAA: Details and application: https://usjetaa.org/programs/microgrants/ 00:38:15 Bahia, USJETAA: FAQ: https://usjetaa.org/programs/microgrants/u-s-embassy-microgrant-initiative-for-current-jets-frequently-asked-questions/ 00:39:25 Bahia, USJETAA: To plan and draft your project you can use this: https://usjetaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Microgrant-2021-Offline-Application-Form-1.docx 00:39:54 Bahia, USJETAA: Note: you will still need to fill in the application form on our site and submit it! 00:42:50 Bahia, USJETAA: @Asma - we will answer your question live! 00:46:58 Bahia, USJETAA: FB Group to ask questions and share: https://www.facebook.com/groups/783785461993798 00:47:25 Bahia, USJETAA: America in the Schools: https://jassw.org/america-in-the-schools/ 00:48:01 Bahia, USJETAA: Education USA Tokyo: https://educationusa.state.gov/centers/educationusa-tokyo 00:48:34 Bahia, USJETAA: https://americancenterjapan.com/study/ 00:48:58 Noyuri / U.S. Embassy: American View articles: https://amview.japan.usembassy.gov/ 00:49:45 Noyuri / U.S. Embassy: State Department's "American English" website: https://americanenglish.state.gov/ 00:52:57 Matt Fujimoto: We understand that the project is supposed to be documented, or celebrated, and this info shared with USJETAA. We'd like to be able to articulate/communicate the extent scope/intention of this sharing with our schools, JTEs. Can you elaborate on this a bit more? 00:53:25 Matt Fujimoto: Can funds be used for honorariums for guest speaker appearances? 00:55:13 Matt Fujimoto: yes ty 00:56:34 Matt Fujimoto: thank you 00:57:38 Sara Heiny: The Japanese-language resources are truly so helpful. Thank you for creating them! 01:02:57 Bahia, USJETAA: You can become a member of USJETAA at https://usjetaa.org/ 01:03:12 Kay Hood: Thank you so much! 01:03:17 Casie Bacani: Thank you so much!! 01:03:17 Asma Khan: Thank you!! 01:03:21 Jacqueline Valentine: Thank you! 01:03:28 Sara Heiny: Thank you!! 01:03:37 Matt Fujimoto: thank you for hosting this!