This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921) will fund a targeted recycling education and outreach initiative led by Ecomaine, a non-profit organization. The goal is to enhance recycling participation and divert more recyclable materials from landfills in southern, coastal, and central Maine, with a focus on multi-family dwelling units where recycling access has...
This $138,433 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Rowan University to implement an environmental education initiative in Camden and Glassboro, New Jersey. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors through a multipronged approach that includes creating new educational modules, collecting and analyzing air quality data, mapping air quality...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (CFDA 66.921) program will fund a comprehensive recycling outreach and education campaign led by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in Northeastern Illinois. The three-year initiative aims to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and reduce contamination in the recycling stream across 275 municipalities and 7 counties. Key activities...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,746,339 Project Grant under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) to Edventure Inc., a non-profit children's museum, to create interactive museum exhibits featuring dinosaurs made from recycled and repurposed materials. The purpose is to educate families and children about better recycling habits, including reusing, remanufacturing, and working toward a circular economy. The grant funds the...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,258,355 Project Grant to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) under the EPA's Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921). The funds will be used for a comprehensive, evidence-based campaign to improve residential recycling across multiple jurisdictions in southeastern Virginia. Key activities include conducting recycling audits, implementing a route-level recycling education...
This $1,164,792 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) will fund the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) efforts to address food waste in schools across Atlanta, Baltimore, Memphis, and Nashville. Specifically, WWF will partner with local non-profit organizations in each city to conduct food waste audits in Title 1 schools, analyze the results, and implement evidence-based education...
This Project Grant award of $371,516, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), supports the Clean Air Council's efforts to enhance residential composting and recycling in the disadvantaged communities of Braddock, Clairton, and Swissvale, Pennsylvania. The project aims to build and support backyard and community composting systems, including conducting outreach campaigns, developing...
This $7,999,065 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act will fund the Go Green Initiative (GGI) to partner with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and state affiliates. The grant aims to provide training, technical assistance, and capacity building to approximately 40 low-income,...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), will provide $753,786 to the County of Osceola in Florida to enhance recycling and sustainable materials management practices in the local community. The key activities to be delivered under this grant include: Implementing recycling education and outreach programs to inform residents and businesses about proper...
This $1,190,907 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921) will fund the Go Green Initiative Association's efforts to enhance recycling education and outreach in the Camden, NJ community. The key project elements include:
Educating and training district staff, administrators, and students on recycling best practices, creating green teams, and developing strategic sustainability plans.
Providing recycling education and training for school faculty, staff, students, and families, including the creation of school green teams and student extracurricular clubs focused on community outreach.
Implementing student internships to drive extensive community education and outreach, with the goal of informing city residents, businesses, and schools about recycling programs, accepted materials, and increasing recycling rates while decreasing contamination.
The award will also provide $5,000 per school year in subawards to faculty advisors who will work with the 21st Century student clubs on these recycling initiatives.