Project Grant NE975881010

The Friends of the Chicago River was awarded a $157,442 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will support the design and delivery of environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage beneficial environmental behavior in the Chicago-Calumet River watershed. Key deliverables include developing and sharing curriculum, hosting workshops, and...

This $133,334 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports Austin Youth River Watch to implement an environmental education project in Austin, Texas. The project will provide a semester-long afterschool program and a summer program in outdoor environmental education for 90 high school students, conduct bi-monthly water quality testing at 20 sites with students, perform 10 environmental...

This $146,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable the Ipswich River Watershed Association, Inc. to implement a multi-faceted environmental education initiative. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among communities within the Ipswich River watershed and nearby areas, including environmental justice communities. Key activities include:...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund $2,754,952.00 in activities by Friends of the Chicago River from February 1, 2025 through May 2, 2025. The grant will support a collaborative initiative to ensure community organizations are working more directly with government stakeholders to advance equitable climate, environmental, and waterways...

This $210,656 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports Sequoia Riverlands Trust, a nonprofit organization, to implement an environmental education and community engagement program in Visalia, California. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate educational practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among...

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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund the Galveston Bay Foundation to implement an environmental education initiative in Kemah, Texas. The $133,333 award will support the design, demonstration, and dissemination of environmental education practices, methods, and techniques focused on increasing environmental literacy and encouraging pro-environmental behaviors in the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $130,191 in funding to the Takshanuk Watershed Council, a non-profit organization in Alaska, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in the communities of Haines, Skagway, and Klukwan, Alaska. Key activities include a...

This $126,159 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports the Anacostia Watershed Society's efforts to increase environmental awareness and knowledge among students and teachers in 15 Title I schools in Washington, D.C. and Bladensburg, Maryland. The key activities funded under this award include the delivery of the "Schools in Schools" and "Mussel Power DC" educational programs,...

This federal Project Grant award of $134,954 from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides funding to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to implement environmental education initiatives in Channelview and Houston, Texas. The key products and services to be delivered through this 1-year grant award include: developing watershed stewards teams with two high schools, engaging 180 students in community vulnerability assessments,...