This $115,030 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service under the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will enable the Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society (HARS) to design, develop, and operate an inclusive Susquehanna Educational Park on an underutilized area of Harrisburg's City Island. The key products and services to be delivered include: Refurbishing the existing John Harris Cabin to provide visitors with a unique learning experience about the connection between...
This Project Grant award of $255,493 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a 4-year collaborative research project titled "Known Rivers: Creating Justice-Centered Water Literacy Along the Lower Mississippi River." The University of Arizona, working with a network of public charter schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, will engage approximately 16 teachers and 640 students in grades 3-8 to develop and study the implementation...
This Project Grant award of $703,675 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a 4-year collaborative research project titled "Known Rivers: Creating Justice-Centered Water Literacy Along the Lower Mississippi River." The project will engage with approximately 16 teachers and 640 students in grades 3-8 in New Orleans, Louisiana to develop and study the implementation of a justice-centered water literacy curriculum that responds to the...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports the Sierra Streams Institute, a nonprofit organization in California, to implement an environmental education initiative. The key activities include: Developing a Watershed Communication Toolkit (WCT) to enhance students' critical thinking and science literacy by facilitating communication between peers on regional watershed issues. The WCT will...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,334 to the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park to implement an environmental education project. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behavior in Cleveland, OH and northwest Indiana....
The Susquehanna Heritage Corporation was awarded a $452,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.939 - Heritage Partnership Program) on June 13, 2025. The purpose of this funding is to engage National Heritage Area recipients, partners, communities, and/or visitors in shared environmental stewardship through promoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation programs and activities. The Susquehanna Heritage...
The National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) has awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation, a non-profit organization serving as the management entity for the Susquehanna National Heritage Area. The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive master plan and interpretive framework for the historic Mifflin House and Farm in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. The goal is to create a publicly accessible discovery center that will...
This $210,656 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports Sequoia Riverlands Trust, a nonprofit organization, to implement an environmental education and community engagement program in Visalia, California. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate educational practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among...
This $327,242 project grant, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008), will provide the following key products and services: 32 hours of professional development for 15 teachers in three low-income, majority-minority school districts to increase student climate literacy, student-led decision making, and student-determined climate action projects. 25 classes (625 students) will receive an 8-hour...
This $148,905.66 federal Project Grant award under the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network (CFDA 15.930) program will support the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. in providing hands-on conservation land management experience for tribal citizens, introducing tribal youth to outdoor experiences and land conservation, and facilitating the exchange of information on ecological principles, techniques, and values that incorporate indigenous knowledge and environmental science. The...