Project Grant 2019049

This federal Cooperative Agreement award NR243A750018C019, totaling $450,000.00, is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Experiment Station (Estacion Experimental Agricola) under the Soil and Water Conservation Program (CFDA 10.902). The purpose of this award is to provide on-the-job training and employment opportunities to aspiring Hispanic students with the intent of encouraging...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Youth Environmental Alliance, Inc. to implement an environmental education project in Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida. 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...

The University of Puerto Rico received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education on October 15, 2021 to support the program "Preparing the Next Generation of Environmental Scientists through Research-Based Coursework and Community Internships." Funded through the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), this three-year award will allow the University to develop new research-based coursework and offer community...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) provides $1,547,635 in funding to Recycle Hawaii and its partner, the Ka'ū Global Learning Lab, to implement a youth-led, community-based education campaign. The objectives are to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and decrease contamination in the recycling stream. Key activities...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.815) program will provide funding for Pathstone Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico in environmental careers. The core training program will include 80 hours of instruction in hazardous waste operations, emergency response,...

The Colorado Alliance For Environmental Education (CAEE) received a $133,333 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). This two-year grant will enable CAEE to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. Key activities include...

The University of Puerto Rico in Ponce (UPRP) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031). This funding will support UPRP's "A Pathway for Achieving Students Engagement and Academic Success (PASEAS)" initiative over a one-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant aims to strengthen UPRP's capacity as a Hispanic-Serving Institution...

The University of Puerto Rico at Utuado (UPRU) was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. Through this award, UPRU will deliver the Science, Math, and Agriculture Resources for Teaching professional development program from May 2023 to May 2026 to advance agricultural literacy among K-8 teachers in Puerto Rico. Key services...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $1,147,169 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to the Centro Comprensivo De Cancer De La Universidad De Puerto Rico. The grant, titled "The Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation, Cancer, and Health Disparities Research Center (CCCARIB-CARES)", will fund a collaborative research and capacity-building effort to assess the impact of climate change-related stressors on the cancer...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) a $133,396 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to design and deliver environmental education professional development from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. CAEE will establish a leadership team and conduct a needs assessment to develop online courses on addressing climate change and air quality. At least 40 educators will participate...