Project Grant 00F48001

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $133,334 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to Austin Youth River Watch to implement an environmental education project in Austin, Texas. The project will provide a semester-long afterschool program or summer program in outdoor environmental education to 90 high school students, conduct bi-monthly water quality testing at 20 sites with students, perform 10 environmental restoration projects with...

This $12,704,048 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will support the Big Bend Conservation Alliance in revitalizing and enhancing green spaces, monitoring and decreasing air pollution, and increasing climate resilience in the disadvantaged community of Presidio, Texas. Key activities include planting over 4,200 native and mature trees in community greenbelts,...

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 Project Grant award, provided by the United States 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 program in Chicago, Illinois. The $223,600 award, effective February 1, 2025, will support the design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental...

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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008) provides $327,242 to The Artist Boat, Inc. to deliver 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. 8-hour eco-art...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $98,491 in funding to Orange County Coastkeeper to implement environmental education practices and activities in Orange County, California. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among students through a combination of in-class lessons, field trips, hands-on learning, and community...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $133,333 Project Grant to Mountain Studies Institute Inc. under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund the organization's Bridging Mountains: Enhancing Equitable Environmental Education for Southwest Colorado program from April 2023 through April 2025. As the primary recipient, Mountain Studies Institute will implement environmental education activities in 15-20 schools across eight communities in...

This $138,849 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through its Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will enable New Roots Charter School in Ithaca, NY to implement a multi-year environmental education initiative. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally responsible behaviors among middle and high school...

This federal Project Grant award of $134,954 from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides funding to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to implement environmental education initiatives in Channelview and Houston, Texas. The key products and services to be delivered through this 1-year grant award include: developing watershed stewards teams with two high schools, engaging 180 students in community vulnerability assessments,...