This grant provides federal funds of $100,000 to women for a healthy environment to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods,…

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 stewardship clubs at afterschool locations in environmental justice areas, where high school students in grades 9-12 will participate in a 32-week curriculum covering topics like water quality, climate/air quality, waste management, and community service learning; and 2) Providing five $7,500 subawards to eligible non-profit entities to appoint "green champion" teachers to lead the eco-student clubs and support community service-learning projects. The intended outcomes are the development of an environmental education curriculum that can be adopted in schools and after-school programs across Pennsylvania, fostering a thorough understanding of key environmental issues and encouraging active community engagement.

This grant provides federal funds of $100,000 to women for a healthy environment to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques, that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage behavior. Activities:this project will increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues in pittsburgh and provide students, teachers, and community members with the skills necessary to make informed decisions and take responsible actions. Activities to be performed during this project period include the creation of environmental stewardship clubs at afterschool locations in environmental justice areas. During the club meetings students will participate in ECO-student stewardship curriculum and bond with other students who have similar passions. This club will be for high school students in grades 9-12, and the curriculum will be applied once a week for 32 weeks. The enrichment program will consist of four units: ensuring safe and clean water, climate and air quality, waste in our community, and community service learning. The program will consist of collaborative learning experiences, including group discussions and debates. Subrecipient:five subawards will be given to eligible non-profit entities. Each subrecipient will appoint a teacher or instructor who will undergo training as a green champion to lead the ECO-student club and each subrecipient will also support the program in completing a community service-learning project that wfhe will oversee in spring 2025. Each subaward is $7,500 for a total of $37,500.outcomes:the development of the ECO-student stewardship curriculum will consist of four units: 1) clean and safe water, 2) climate change and air quality, 3) waste in our community, and 4) community service learning. This environmental education tool will reach five clubs with a long-term goal of adoption in schools and after-school programs across pennsylvania. These units will collectively foster a thorough understanding of key environmental issues and encourage active community engagement. The intended beneficiaries are students, teachers, and community members in pittsburgh, PA.