The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $25,640,965 project grant to the Roanoke City Public School District (RCPS) under the federal Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049). The grant funding will be used to replace 50 non-zero-emission school buses in RCPS's fleet with new zero-emission electric vehicles. The project also includes the installation of 50 DC fast chargers with vehicle-to-grid capability at the bus depot, as well as workforce development and training...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $90,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to Envirolution, a woman-owned non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques in Reno, NV. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally beneficial behaviors. Key activities include providing 50 Nevada teachers with curriculum, training, and...
This $18,240,390 federal Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides funding for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to replace 42 existing diesel school buses with 42 new zero-emission electric school buses. The award will enable FCPS to transport approximately 3,234 students each day using the new electric buses, while also providing training for bus drivers and technicians and conducting community outreach to...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,450,380 Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to the Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockland CSD) in Garnerville, New York. The funding will be used to replace the district's existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles, such as diesel school buses, with new zero-emission vehicles. The project activities include procuring the zero-emission vehicles, installing necessary...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to implement an environmental education project in Georgia's Metro Atlanta area. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors by designing, demonstrating, and disseminating environmental education practices, methods, and techniques. Key activities include...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $137,500 to the Outdoor Lab Foundation to implement an environmental education project in Jefferson County, Colorado. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behaviors, particularly focused on...
This $133,333 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund an environmental education initiative in Belfair, Washington. The grantee, the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (Hcseg), will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors among students,...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable CASA, Inc., a non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in impacted communities. Key activities include the Climate Justice Fellowship Program, which will build the capacity of CASA and five local...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $106,708 to the Hitchcock Center for the Environment to implement an environmental education initiative in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in...