This $147,468 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Inland Seas Education Association to deliver a Great Lakes watershed field course professional development program. The Association will bring 30 K-12 educators to the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay, Michigan from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 for four-day training sessions emphasizing hands-on experience with regional conservation success stories. Participants will...
This Project Grant award of $105,325 was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The funding will enable the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to expand the existing Lending Station Place Based Education Program by creating three new satellite locations across the state to house educational materials for youth programs.
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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...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will receive $149,025 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA #66.469) to expand its "From Students to Stewards Initiative" program. This program will award grant opportunities to K-12 schools in Michigan to integrate place-based education into their curriculums focused on the Great Lakes. The goal is to help close the Great Lakes literacy gap and...
This $145,408 federal Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable the Living Classrooms Foundation, a non-profit organization in Baltimore, Maryland, to implement various environmental education initiatives. The key products and services to be delivered include:
Watershed stream studies and field trips for 400 9th grade students from Baltimore City public high schools to increase their...
This $146,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable the Ipswich River Watershed Association (IRWA) to implement an environmental education initiative in the Ipswich River watershed region of Massachusetts. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among youth and community members through experiential learning, water quality...
This $223,600 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Children and Teachers Foundation of the Chicago Teachers Union to implement an environmental education initiative in Chicago, IL. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors through a two-week educational program for high school students. Key activities include hosting two EJ Freedom...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $135,000 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant funds will be used to extend learning beyond the classroom by providing a funding opportunity for student-led community-based water stewardship projects. The project aims to increase Great Lakes literacy by supporting K-12 schools in...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $130,191 in funding to the Takshanuk Watershed Council, a non-profit organization in Alaska, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in the communities of Haines, Skagway, and Klukwan, Alaska. Key activities include a...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $107,342 to Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, Inc. to implement an environmental education initiative in Teton County, Wyoming. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors within the local community. Key activities include...