Audubon society of rhode island's urban environmental education initiative

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects federal grant program (CFDA 84.215). The award will support the Society's Urban Environmental Education Initiative, which will deliver environmental education programming and services to K-12 students in Smithfield, Rhode Island from September 2022 through November 2023. As described in the federal grant program, the funding is intended to develop and improve early childhood through 12th grade literacy skills in high-need local educational agencies through innovative approaches. The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will implement its Initiative to help meet those goals in the Smithfield community over the coming year.