Project Grant NE964075040

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 $141,614 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Massachusetts Audubon Society to implement environmental education initiatives in the Massachusetts communities of Springfield, Worcester, and Attleboro. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors through a variety of activities, including: Providing 6 hours of online professional...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,333 in funding to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and encouraging pro-environmental behaviors in the Calumet region of Chicago. Key activities include restoring green spaces...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Youth Environmental Alliance, Inc. to implement an environmental education project in Broward County and Palm Beach County, Florida. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors. Key activities include...

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 Hubbard County Soil & Water Conservation District received a $130,667 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to implement a two-year environmental education initiative in northern Minnesota. The project aims to: 1) support teachers in using hands-on projects to engage students in environmental issues, 2) interweave teaching about environmental concepts with the skill of cone collecting, 3) empower lower-income and...

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...

The Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), under a $133,333 Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Project Grant from the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will provide teacher training workshops on the Eco-Schools USA program curriculum and philosophy. Teachers will then implement the Eco-Schools program with their students, challenging them to evaluate their school's sustainability and design conservation-focused campaigns. Teachers will also participate in additional...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports the Sierra Streams Institute, a nonprofit organization in California, to implement an environmental education initiative. The key activities include: Developing a Watershed Communication Toolkit (WCT) to enhance students' critical thinking and science literacy by facilitating communication between peers on regional watershed issues. The WCT will...

This $153,878 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides funding to Upper Iowa University to implement an environmental education project in Iowa. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors by: 1) providing PK-16 teachers with professional development training in environmental education, 2) educating attendees on climate change and strategies for...