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If you are an educator looking for financial
assistance with your environmental education, recycling, or science literacy
project, the following links may help you find funding resources. Some
grants are limited to local governments, but what a great partnership you
could make by enlisting your local solid waste department to work jointly
with you on your project! The links are categorized by project type and
posted in alphabetical order:
Local funding sources may be
available in your region of the state.
Sustainable Schools Resource (www.sustainableschools.dgs.ca.gov/SustainableSchools/financing/incentives.html)
The Division of the State Architect has compiled a matrix of funding
opportunities available to schools.
Captain Planet Foundation (www.captainplanetfdn.org/mission_statement.html)
The mission of the Captain Planet
Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for
children and youths. Through environmental education, the Captain Planet
Foundation believes that children can achieve a better understanding and
appreciation for the world in which they live. The Captain Planet Foundation
has awarded grants around the country. Check out what's being done in your
area, and perhaps you will be inspired to pursue funding from them to
implement a hands-on environmental project in your community.
Innovation
Work Group (www.epa.gov/oswer/iwg/)
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response (OSWER) has announced a funding opportunity for the new fiscal year
2004. The IWG (Innovation Work Group) Pilots provide funding to test
creative approaches to waste minimization, energy recovery, recycling and
land revitalization that may be replicated across various industries,
communities and regions. All government, non-profit, and public education
institutions are eligible to apply for the funds.
Captain Planet Foundation (www.captainplanetfdn.org/mission_statement.html)
The mission of the Captain Planet
Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for
children and youths. Through environmental education, the Captain Planet
Foundation believes that children can achieve a better understanding and
appreciation for the world in which they live. The Captain Planet Foundation
has awarded grants around the country. Check out what's being done in your
area, and perhaps you will be inspired to pursue funding from them to
implement a hands-on environmental project in your community.
Environmental Education Competitive Grant (www.cde.ca.gov/cilbranch/oee/comgrtrfa.html)
The Office of
Environmental Education at the California Department of Education (CDE) is
charged with promoting effective local programs through environmental
education grants and other services. Each fiscal year new funds are
available.
Environmental Education Grants Program (www.neg.pge.com/grantProgram.html)
PG&E National Energy Group
administers the Environmental Education Grants Program to encourage and
support educators and conservation groups with innovative ideas for
educating young people about our environment.
IDEAS (ideas.stsci.edu/)
The Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy and Space Science
(IDEAS) is a program with the objective of providing grants that will
enhance science education through astronomy and space science via
collaboration between scientists and educators.
The
Nature of Learning (www.nfwf.org/programs/tnol.htm)
The Nature of Learning is the National Wildlife Refuge System’s new
community-based environmental education initiative. It seeks to use
National Wildlife Refuges and other natural areas as outdoor classrooms to
promote a greater understanding of local conservation issues; encourage an
interdisciplinary approach to learning that seeks to enhance student
academic achievement; utilize field experiences and student-led
stewardship projects to connect classroom lessons to real world issues;
and involve a partnership among local schools, community groups, natural
resource professionals and local businesses. Grants of up to $5,000 will
be awarded on a competitive basis to support start-up expenses.
Toyota
TAPESTRY Grants (www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry)
A partnership program of Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association, the Toyota
TAPESTRY grant program offers grants and mini-grants to K–12 science
teachers. Grants are given to innovative projects that enhance science
education in schools and/or school districts.
U.S.
EPA Environmental Education Grants Program (www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html)
The Environmental
Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) provides financial support for projects that
design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices,
methods, or techniques, including assessing environmental and ecological
conditions or specific environmental issues or problems.
U.S. EPA Region 9 Project Grants (www.epa.gov/region09/funding/index.html)
Project grants are available to a
broad range of recipients for a wide spectrum of EPA priorities such as
environmental justice, pollution prevention, and environmental education.
Available grants change from year to year.
Whale Tail Grants Program (www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/plate/plgrant.html)
The Whale Tail Grants Program
distributes funds from sales of the Whale Tail License Plate. The goal of
the program is to encourage the development of efforts to teach California's
children to value and take responsibility for the health of the state's
marine and coastal resources.
Captain Planet Foundation (www.captainplanetfdn.org/mission_statement.html)
The mission of the Captain Planet
Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for
children and youths. Through environmental education, the Captain Planet
Foundation believes that children can achieve a better understanding and
appreciation for the world in which they live. The Captain Planet Foundation
has awarded grants around the country. Check out what's being done in your
area, and perhaps you will be inspired to pursue funding from them to
implement a hands-on environmental project in your community.
U.S. EPA Region 9 Project Grants (www.epa.gov/region09/funding/index.html)
Project grants are available to a
broad range of recipients for a wide spectrum of EPA priorities such as
environmental justice, pollution prevention, and environmental education.
Available grants change from year to year.
Captain Planet Foundation (www.captainplanetfdn.org/mission_statement.html)
The mission of the Captain Planet
Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for
children and youths. Through environmental education, the Captain Planet
Foundation believes that children can achieve a better understanding and
appreciation for the world in which they live. The Captain Planet Foundation
has awarded grants around the country. Check out what's being done in your
area, and perhaps you will be inspired to pursue funding from them to
implement a hands-on environmental project in your community.
Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education Grant (www.cde.ca.gov/nsd/nets/fo_index.htm)
This division of the
California Department of Education administers a grant program that provides
funding to applicants that demonstrate they are incorporating the three
elements of nutrition education, agricultural concepts, and integrated waste
management concepts into their programs using school gardens as teaching
tools.
Tree Planting Grants (www.ufei.calpoly.edu/data/news/announcements.html)
Funds are available through
several tree planting grant programs designed for kids to improve their
school environments.
Youth Garden Grants (www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp)
The National Gardening Association's
KidsGardening.com annually awards 400 Youth Garden Grants to schools and
other programs throughout the United States. The grants may be awarded to
groups who plan on gardening with at least 15 children between the ages of 3
and 18.
California Integrated Waste Management Board Grants
(www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Grants/)
The CIWMB administers several grant programs as well as partners with
other agencies to help promote their grant opportunities. Links to all of
the CIWMB grant descriptions can be found at this address.
Captain Planet Foundation (www.captainplanetfdn.org/mission_statement.html)
The mission of the Captain Planet
Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for
children and youths. Through environmental education, the Captain Planet
Foundation believes that children can achieve a better understanding and
appreciation for the world in which they live. The Captain Planet Foundation
has awarded grants around the country. Check out what's being done in your
area, and perhaps you will be inspired to pursue funding from them to
implement a hands-on environmental project in your community.
Department of Conservation's Division of Recycling (www.consrv.ca.gov/dor/grants/index.htm)
A total of up to
$500,000 is available annually for the implementation of recycling grant
programs throughout California. Grant funds are awarded only for projects
relating to beverage container recycling and litter abatement.
U.S. EPA Innovation Work Group Pilots (www.epa.gov/oswer/iwg/announcement.htm)
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response has announced a funding opportunity for fiscal year
2004. The IWG (Innovation Work Group) Pilots provide funding to test
creative approaches to waste minimization, energy recovery, recycling and
land revitalization that may be replicated across various industries,
communities and regions. All government, nonprofit, and public education
institutions are eligible to apply for the funds.
U.S. EPA Region 9 Project Grants (www.epa.gov/region09/funding/index.html)
Project grants are available to a
broad range of recipients for a wide spectrum of EPA priorities such as
environmental justice, pollution prevention, and environmental education.
Available grants change from year to year.
Cesar E. Chavez
Youth Initiated Service-Learning Mini-Grants (www.yscal.org)
This pilot program is a civic engagement and youth leadership program that
will empower young people to honor the life and work of Cesar E. Chavez,
and create positive change in their communities through service-learning.
These minigrants, which are offered in 4 regions of the state: Eureka,
Oakland, Fresno, and Los Angeles are available to
help young people address real community needs through a youth initiated
service-learning project. Each minigrant must be able to link their
project to one of the 10 core values of Cesar E. Chavez.
GreenWorks!
(www.plt.org/greenworks/grantinfo.cfm)
GreenWorks! are community action and service learning grants, funded
through Project Learning Tree.
Maurice
R. Robinson Mini-Grants (www.crf-usa.org/network/robinap200.html)
Each year, the Constitutional Rights
Foundation awards mini-grants for K-12 service learning projects designed to
address serious community issues.
YouthActionNet
Award (www.youthactionnet.org/minigrants.php)
YouthActionNet is now awarding small grants to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. These youth-led projects have clearly defined goals and have potential for growth or further replication.
Northern California
Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund (www.rosefdn.org)
The Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund was established in
2003 by a consortium of foundations to support community-based grassroots
environmental efforts throughout Northern California. The Fund's goal is to
award
small grants to small organizations that are currently underserved by most
funding strategies.
Sacramento
K-12 Earth Day
Youth Project Grants (www.earthdaysac.org)
The purpose of this grant program is to
provide encouragement and financial support for K-12 classrooms, school
clubs and community youth groups to conduct an Earth Day project of their
choice. Student groups are encouraged to develop and conduct an educational
activity or project that helps bring some element of sustainable living to
their classroom, school, neighborhood, or community.
San Francisco Bay Area
Center for Ecoliteracy (http://www.ecoliteracy.org/pages/letterofinquiry.html)
Through a grant-making program, the Center
for Ecoliteracy nurtures school communities and educational organizations in
the San Francisco Bay-Delta region engaged in fostering the experience and
understanding of the natural world.
Sustainable
Communities and Economies (www.columbia.org/sustain_fr.htm)
The Columbia Foundation considers grants for the creation and
dissemination of sustainable economic development models; the development
of the intellectual and policy frameworks for sustainability; public
education; advocacy; and leadership development for sustainable
communities and economies.
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