Deadline: 27-Jan-22
The Chesapeake Bay Trust (CB Trust) is accepting applications for its Youth Environmental Education Grant Program to provide accessible funds to schools, organizations, and agencies for youth environmental education opportunities and educator support.
To accomplish this goal the program funds projects that involve youth and students investigating a local environmental issue, problem, or phenomenon through indoor and outdoor research culminating in developing solutions and taking action in their school or community – also known as the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) model. Funds can cover a multitude of items including costs for field trips, fieldwork, transportation, substitute fees, and supplies for projects. This grant program also aims to build educator capacity and comfort in leading environmental education programs by funding the attendance to or development of professional development trainings for educators.
Goals
The program was established to provide accessible funds to schools, organizations, and agencies for youth (generally in the age range of Pre-K to 12th grade) environmental education and educator support. The program specifically seeks to:
- Educate youth about natural and aquatic resources, their local watersheds, and how they can make a difference in natural resource health,
- Engage communities in education and restoration activities that benefit watershed health,
- Provide environmental education professional development opportunities for formal, non-formal, and community educators,
- Provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and teachers, and
- Support environmental literacy goals within schools, school systems, and other educational institutions.
Funding Information
Applicants can request funds from one of the following tracks:
- Track 1: Out-of-School Outdoor Investigations for Youth Provided by Community-Based Organizations (up to $10,000)
- Track 2: Outdoor Classroom, School-Yard Habitat, or Community-Based Improvement Requests (up to $10,000)
- Track 3: Professional Development for Formal, Non-Formal, and Community Educators (up to $5,000)
- Track 4: In-school MWEEs for Pre-K-12 Students (up to $5,000)
Eligible Project Locations: This program funds throughout the state of Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay watershed portions of D.C., Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Eligibility Criteria
The Trust welcome requests from the following organizations:
- 501(c)3 Organizations
- Faith Based Organizations
- Community Associations
- Service, Youth, and Civic Groups
- Municipal, County, Regional, State, Federal Public Agencies
- Soil/Water Conservation Districts and/or Resource Conservation and Development Councils
- Forestry Boards
- Public or Independent Higher Education Institutions
For more information, visit https://cbtrust.org/grants/environmental-education-mini/