The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $213,322 Project Grant to Wildlands Restoration Volunteers under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund environmental education and stewardship activities in Colorado communities through 2024. Key deliverables include establishing a restoration youth corps for 20 low-income teens, training 40 community leaders through bilingual leadership workshops, and engaging 400 volunteers in 16 high-impact...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,530.00 in funding to Earth Force, Inc. to implement an environmental education project in EPA Region 8. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in the region. Key activities include developing...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $133,333 Project Grant to Mountain Studies Institute Inc. under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund the organization's Bridging Mountains: Enhancing Equitable Environmental Education for Southwest Colorado program from April 2023 through April 2025. As the primary recipient, Mountain Studies Institute will implement environmental education activities in 15-20 schools across eight communities in...
This $129,450 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 through the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports the High Country Conservation Center (HC3), a non-profit organization based in Frisco, Colorado, to implement an environmental education project. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Summit County, Colorado through two main components: (1) educating 550 7th grade...
This Project Grant award of $137,500 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable the Outdoor Lab Foundation to expand and enhance its environmental education programs in Jefferson County, Colorado. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among 10,000 6th grade students,...
This $131,270 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Project Wet Foundation in implementing environmental education programs in Montana. Funded through the EPA's $66,951 Environmental Education Grants Program, the award will train 100 educators and educate 3,000 middle and high school students on climate change globally and locally through hands-on, inquiry-based lessons. Subawards totaling $25k will be provided to five educational and environmental...
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...
The Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group received a $299,196 Cooperative Watershed Management Program grant from the Bureau of Reclamation to expand existing watershed management planning within the St. Vrain watershed in Colorado. The group will develop a wildfire risk assessment, conduct a watershed-scale analysis, and identify, prioritize, and develop two to three key river restoration projects that complement ongoing forest mitigation efforts. The project aims to address the impacts of climate...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $133,520 Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) grant to Minnesota State University Mankato to implement environmental education initiatives in southern Minnesota. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and pro-environmental behaviors among middle, high school, and university students. Key program...