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ARNIA Foundation Announces Grant Recipients for the 2023 enrichEd® Program

For the first time since the creation of the enrichEd® Grant Program, ARNIA Foundation doubled awarded funds, totaling $20,000 in grants ranging from $500 to $2,500 – depending on the project needs.

ARNIA Foundation and US Eagle's enrichEd® Grant Program is in its fifth year and designed to support New Mexicopublic school teachers by providing educators with funding for educational resources and classroom activities, which enable more effective learning environments. Grants were awarded to public and charter K-12 classrooms with the purpose of enhancing the classroom experience for children and teachers.

The enrichEd® committee reviewed 79 applications and selected ten winners to receive the classroom grants:

Selections were made based on need, project creativity, and the number of students affected. New grant opportunities for the enrichEd® Classroom Grant Program will be announced in August 2024 at www.useagle.org/enriched.

US Eagle Federal Credit Union is the state's first member-owned credit union. Founded in 1935, US Eagle offers a full suite of financial products and services and has nine locations in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Farmington, and Santa Fe. With assets of more than one $1.5B, more than 90,000 members, and as a five-time Forbes Best-In-State Credit Union award recipient, US Eagle is where people mean more®.