The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $133,520 Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) grant to Minnesota State University Mankato to implement environmental education initiatives in southern Minnesota. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and pro-environmental behaviors among middle, high school, and university students. Key program...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $192,352.00 to Inland Seas Education Association to implement an environmental education initiative in Suttons Bay, Michigan. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among 3rd-12th grade students and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $238,135 Project Grant to the Sea Research Foundation, Inc. doing business as Mystic Aquarium under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The funding supports the design and delivery of an environmental education and career mentoring program for underserved youth in New London, Connecticut from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. Specifically, the program will provide students hands-on knowledge and experiences in...
This $141,614 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Massachusetts Audubon Society to implement environmental education initiatives in the Massachusetts communities of Springfield, Worcester, and Attleboro. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors through a variety of activities, including: Providing 6 hours of online professional...
The Ferry Beach Ecology School was awarded a $133,333 Environmental Education Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 to deliver its "Food for Thought" program. The two-year project will educate 805 students from 13 partner schools in southern Maine and northern New England on sustainable agriculture, healthy food systems, and responsible land and water conservation. Fifty percent of participating schools qualify as low-income under Title I. Through residential and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund the Galveston Bay Foundation to implement an environmental education initiative in Kemah, Texas. The $133,333 award will support the design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and encouraging pro-environmental behaviors in the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $137,578 to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in Portland, Maine. The award will fund a 3-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. The program will bring 6 undergraduate students to the GMRI campus each summer to complete 10-week interdisciplinary research projects exploring the structure, function, and...
This $143,130 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides funding to the University of Delaware to implement a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) project. The project aims to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in six Title I middle and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $239,290 Project Grant to the New Haven Ecology Project Inc., doing business as Common Grounds, under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund implementation of a project to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behavior in New Haven, Connecticut through July 2024. Key deliverables include placing three environmental educators in three New Haven public schools to develop...
This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...