Environmental education grants available
Schools and higher learning institutions, corporations, government
units, and community organizations may apply for funding from the Environmental
Education Grant Program, a project of the Wisconsin Environmental
Education Board.
Projects must be designed to assist Wisconsin learners in deepening
their knowledge and awareness of environmental issues, enhancing their
environmental ethic and attitudes, learning citizen action skills, or
gaining citizen action experiences.
The specific grant program areas are: general environmental education,
forestry education, school forest, school forest education plan, and
energy education (which is broken into the subcategories of home construction
education, school building, family and consumer education, and broad
energy education). Maximum award amounts range from $2,000 to $20,000 depending
on program area.
Funded projects have included state-wide initiatives as well as small localized efforts. Audiences served include K-12 public and private school children, members of various youth organizations, classroom teachers and other educators, landowners, park patrons, tourists, government officials, business owners and employees and of course the public.
Proposals are due February 15, 2008.
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