Description
The Environmental Education Local Grants Program for Region 3 is seeking grant applications from eligible applicants to support locally-focused environmental education projects. The goal of this program is to increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues and provide the skills necessary for informed decision-making and responsible actions toward the environment. The program will fund projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. Eligible applicants include local education agencies, colleges and universities, state education or environmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, noncommercial educational broadcasting entities, and tribal education agencies. The program will award grants ranging from $50,000 to $100,000, with a total estimated funding of $300,000 for Region 3.
Some key points to consider:
• The program requires a 25% non-federal matching funds
• The project period should be proposed for one or two years
• The program encourages partnerships with non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, schools and school districts, tribal entities, state and local government agencies, federal agencies, and for-profit companies
• The program seeks to fund a variety of projects in each competition cycle to support a range of educational and environmental priorities, geographic areas, and audiences
• The program requires applicants to demonstrate how they will provide non-federal matching funds and how they will work with partners to develop, design, and implement proposed projects