Project Grant 95312201
- This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE), a non-profit organization, to implement a 1-year project that designs, demonstrates, and disseminates environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Pittsburgh, PA. The key activities include: 1) Creating eco-student...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded City Parks Foundation a $165,309 project grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027. The grant funds the design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices targeting high school students in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. City Parks Foundation will deliver in-depth afterschool and summer...
- The Trust for Public Land (TPL) received a $233,640 Environmental Education Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The two-year project grant will support TPL in delivering environmental education through stewardship of five green schoolyards in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Specifically, TPL will develop site-specific programs with five Title I schools and partner community organizations to educate elementary and...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $137,500 Project Grant to the Outdoor Lab Foundation to implement an environmental education program in Jefferson County, Colorado. The 2-year project, beginning on February 1, 2025 and ending on January 31, 2027, will be funded through the EPA's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The project aims to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase...
- This $100,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports Openlands, a non-profit organization, to implement an environmental education initiative in Chicago, Illinois. The project will train over 30 educators to integrate outdoor learning and hands-on environmental stewardship activities into their lesson plans, empowering them to become teacher leaders who inspire other educators to adapt...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest, operating under the Tree Pittsburgh Division. This multi-year grant, running from March 30, 2024 to December 31, 2028, aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, and green spaces in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a focus on advancing environmental...
- The Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), under a $133,333 Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Project Grant from the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will provide teacher training workshops on the Eco-Schools USA program curriculum and philosophy. Teachers will then implement the Eco-Schools program with their students, challenging them to evaluate their school's sustainability and design conservation-focused campaigns. Teachers will also participate in additional...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded a $149,336 Cooperative Agreement to the Pittsburgh Conservation Corps under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808). The project aims to implement an integrated model for biomass management and workforce development, diverting 625 tons of urban wood waste annually to produce 150,000 board feet of merchantable lumber in the first year. The project will establish a sawmill to process fallen trees into...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park received a $133,334 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), effective July 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026. The award funds the design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices focused on increasing environmental literacy and promoting pro-environmental behavior in Cleveland, Ohio, and Northwest...
- Grant Award Summary Teaching Responsible Earth Education (T.R.E.E.) received a $137,600 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) for the period of August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027. The primary products and services include: (1) design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices and techniques targeting increased environmental literacy in New Orleans and Covington,...
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) was awarded a $130,626 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to develop a Junior Young Naturalist program. The program will provide environmental education to middle school students through Propel Schools' summer camps for five weeks and a one-week intensive program for 12 youth ages 13-15. It will also provide $5,000 subawards to five organizations to support out-of-school environmental clubs and combat tree canopy loss in disproportionately impacted communities through education and tree planting activities. The program aims to increase participants' interest in sustainability, green careers and identity while promoting urban forestry. The PPC will measure outcomes including knowledge gained, social-emotional support and awareness of trees' climate mitigation benefits. The award period is from April 3, 2023 through May 31, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $96.9k | 3/30/23 |