Project Grant SPK33024GR5030

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 Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (PPC) was awarded a $130,626 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to develop a Junior Young Naturalist program. The program will provide environmental education to middle school students through Propel Schools' summer camps for five weeks and a one-week intensive program for 12 youth ages 13-15. It will also provide $5,000 subawards to five organizations to support...

This $15,309,845 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will support a Pittsburgh-Philadelphia partnership between Landforce (Pittsburgh Conservation Corps) and PowerCorpsPHL, along with their sub-awardees, to create a circular economy model focused on woody biomass utilization. The key activities and anticipated outcomes include: producing 147,000 board feet of lumber,...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $740,000 Project Grant to Ebiil Society Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The funding will enable Ebiil Society, an international non-profit and community development corporation, to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and around the island communities of Palau. This project aims to provide ecosystem services,...

The U.S. Forest Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization based in Illinois. The grant, titled "GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE PROTECTING SUSTAINING AND GROWING TREE CANOPY WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITIES", is intended to fund environmental conservation, education, and restoration efforts focused on increasing tree canopy cover, improving wildlife habitats, and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant to Treepeople, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, entitled "From Redlining to Greenlining," funds Treepeople's ecosystem restoration and environmental justice initiatives in underserved California communities, particularly in the Los Angeles area and Angeles National Forest. Key project activities include tree planting,...

This $282,387 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus supports a project titled "Biocultural Diversity and Resilience in Rio Piedras: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Build Community Capacity, Resilience, and Food Security." The project aims to enhance urban forest health, biodiversity, and climate resilience in the Rio Piedras community...

The $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will fund the Stillmeadow Peacepark and Learning Center for the Clinical Study and Teaching of Urban Ecology and Environmental Justice in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant aims to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic advantages to the urban community through comprehensive forestry initiatives...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the TIP (Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) program provides $649,999 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to develop prototype decision-making tools for optimizing tree canopy coverage in desert cities. The key deliverables include: Tree selection and distribution tools for urban planners to balance concerns around heat, water use, and environmental justice Use of thermal data to assess water-heat-health...