This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,530 to Earth Force, Inc. to implement an environmental education initiative in EPA Region 8. The project aims to design, demonstrate, and disseminate educational practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behaviors in the region. Key activities include engaging 8 local...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $136,629 to New York Sun Works Inc. to implement an environmental education program in New York City. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate climate and environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in over 1,600 K-8th grade students...
This Project Grant award, totaling $667,964, was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the 2025 annual meeting for the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program. The award will fund the 30th anniversary GLOBE annual meeting, which will be held July 13-17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The convening will include recognition of GLOBE's history and milestones, as well as opportunities for participants to...
The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $529,977 National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program grant for the project "Fostering a Learning Ecosystem for Interdisciplinary Earth Scientists through Service Learning and Conservation in Jamaica." The project aims to recruit and retain diverse students in the earth sciences and prepare them for global scientific collaborations. Over the 3-year project period, undergraduate and graduate students will lead research...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $223,600.00 in funding to the Children & Teachers Foundation Of The Chicago Teachers Union. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behavior in Chicago, Illinois. Key activities include hosting...
This National Science Foundation IRES: Global Problem Solvers in Tropical Sustainable Living (CFDA 47.079) project grant, awarded to the University of Cincinnati in the amount of $438,918 on January 1, 2025, aims to facilitate the development of a diverse U.S. STEM workforce capable of addressing complex engineering challenges related to sustainable living in tropical regions. The project will engage 24 U.S. students in a transformative experience involving semester-long virtual research...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,809 to the Green Schools National Network Inc. to implement an environmental education project in Boise, Idaho. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that aim to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors. Key activities include...
This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.050 - Geosciences) supports the 2025 Sustainable Research and Innovation Congress, a global event focused on advancing sustainability science and solutions. The award provides funding for the conference, which will be held from June 16-20, 2025 in Chicago, IL. The congress aims to bring together research, government, business, and civil society leaders from over 100 countries to meaningfully advance progress toward...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $137,500.00 in funding to the Outdoor Lab Foundation to implement an environmental education project in Jefferson County, Colorado. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behaviors. Key activities...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund the Field Museum of Natural History to implement an environmental education project in the Calumet region of Chicago, Illinois. The $133,333 award, effective April 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, will enable the museum to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase...