This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension to implement a community-based environmental education and outreach project in Mississippi. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in local communities, with a focus on the Jackson metropolitan area. Key activities include developing a...
This $153,878 Environmental Education Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Upper Iowa University to implement a project designed to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Iowa. The key project activities include: 1) providing PK-16 teachers with professional development in environmental education through workshops, follow-up sessions, and sub-awards for...
This $134,272 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Regents of the University of Minnesota to implement a project that designs, demonstrates, and disseminates environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in St. Paul, Minnesota. The key activities include engaging and recruiting schools to participate...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to implement an environmental education project in Georgia's Metro Atlanta area. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors by designing, demonstrating, and disseminating environmental education practices, methods, and techniques. Key activities include...
The Hubbard County Soil & Water Conservation District received a $130,667 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to implement a two-year environmental education initiative in northern Minnesota. The project aims to: 1) support teachers in using hands-on projects to engage students in environmental issues, 2) interweave teaching about environmental concepts with the skill of cone collecting, 3) empower lower-income and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $136,629 Project Grant to New York Sun Works Inc. under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund the implementation of New York Sun Works' project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in New York City urban schools. Key activities include providing weekly...
This $131,270 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Project Wet Foundation in implementing environmental education programs in Montana. Funded through the EPA's $66,951 Environmental Education Grants Program, the award will train 100 educators and educate 3,000 middle and high school students on climate change globally and locally through hands-on, inquiry-based lessons. Subawards totaling $25k will be provided to five educational and environmental...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $137,500.00 to the Outdoor Lab Foundation to implement an environmental education initiative in Jefferson County, Colorado. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors. Key activities include: updating the...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $90,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to Envirolution, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques in Reno, NV. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally beneficial behaviors. Key activities include providing 50 Nevada teachers with curriculum, training, and...