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...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $192,352 to the Inland Seas Education Association in Suttons Bay, MI. The funding will support a project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in the Suttons Bay area. Key activities include hosting a 4-day...
This $133,809 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund the Green Schools National Network Inc. to implement environmental education initiatives in Boise, Idaho. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors, with a focus on underserved communities...
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...
This $133,530 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports Earth Force, Inc. in implementing a project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behavior in EPA Region 8. The key activities and deliverables of this 2-year project include: 1) a developmental phase that engages 8...
This $80,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund a comprehensive environmental education initiative led by Learning Endeavors, a woman-owned non-profit organization. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in the Hawaiian Islands and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the University of Illinois a $251,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund a project to design and implement environmental education practices to increase environmental literacy and encourage beneficial environmental behaviors in the metropolitan Chicago area. Specifically, the University will prepare future public health professionals and community members to address climate...
This $815,407 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports Ecology Project International (EPI), a non-profit organization, to implement an environmental education project in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) region of Wyoming and Montana. Over a two-year period, the project will engage up to 340 middle and high school students and their teachers in 30 immersive field science and habitat restoration...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will support Ivy Academy, Inc., a non-profit charter school in Tennessee, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy. Key activities include recruiting an Environmental Education Advisory Board, planning an environmental education conference and cohorts, and...
This $195,459 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund Neighborhood House of Milwaukee, Inc. to implement a two-year environmental education initiative. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among underserved youth in grades 1-12 in...
This $153,878 Environmental Education Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Upper Iowa University to implement a project designed to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Iowa.
The key project activities include: 1) providing PK-16 teachers with professional development in environmental education through workshops, follow-up sessions, and sub-awards for community projects; 2) educating participants on climate change issues and strategies for incorporating environmental themes into their classrooms; 3) awarding at least 8 sub-grants to local education agencies for action projects (e.g. school gardens); and 4) creating an online environmental education library and resource center. The project aims to increase knowledge and skills in environmental conservation and stewardship among educators, students, and lifelong learners, as well as promote the use of experiential learning strategies.