Project Grant DEEE0003659

This $1,050,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) supports the development of the Larchmont Community Schoolyard in Tacoma, Washington. The project is a joint effort between Tacoma Public Schools, Trust for Public Land, and the local community to transform the schoolyard from asphalt into a green space. The funding will provide the community and students with greater...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides $6,525,894 in funding to the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (CGS-USGBC). The primary objectives of this grant are to build capacity among school district staff in low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal communities to...

The Milwaukee Public Schools was awarded a $600,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The funding will support the installation of green infrastructure at five Milwaukee area schoolyards to capture an estimated 4.3 million gallons of annual stormwater runoff. Reflo, a subawardee, will lead education and outreach activities and participate in project discussions with the school district and their...

The Sausalito Marin City School District received a $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The funding will support the design, permitting, and construction of a 600-foot daylighted, vegetated perennial creek channel, as well as the installation of green infrastructure stormwater management features on the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy's Nevada Campus. The project also...

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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306) to The Trust for Public Land (TPL). The funding will support the design and construction of a new green schoolyard at Madras Elementary School in Madras, Oregon. Key activities include implementing the project to directly address environmental and public health issues such as lack of access to physical...

The Department of Energy awarded a $10,093,995 Cooperative Agreement to the Shelby County Board of Education, doing business as Shelby County School, to fund the "IIJA: RIVERVIEW RISES" project under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). This funding will support research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts focused on increasing energy efficiency and supporting industrial decarbonization, with a specific emphasis on areas such as building...

This $19,719,298 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program supports the Richmond Public Schools (RPS) division in Richmond, Virginia. The key objectives of this project are to: Address decades of underinvestment in this disadvantaged community by upgrading facilities, leading to a healthier and safer learning environment and reducing the energy burden faced by RPS. Build a partnership with a locally-based energy...

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...

This $6,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will enable the Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD) in Texas to replace twenty-five diesel-powered school buses with twenty-five zero-emission electric school buses and install twenty-five direct current fast charging stations. This effort aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and decrease asthma-related illnesses for the...