EPA Offers Environmental Education Grants

BOSTON — The US Environmental Protection Agency’s New England office is seeking applications from educators, education institutions, public/state environmental agencies, and nonprofit organizations for environmental education grants for the fiscal year of 2006.

EPA funds environmental education projects that focus on educating teachers, students, parents, or the general public about human health problems ranging from environmental pollution, improving teaching tools and techniques for educators through workshops, building state or local capability to develop and deliver environmental education or public outreach programs or promoting environmental careers and stewardship among students through hands-on activities.

The program also encourages projects that educate members of a community through community-based organizations, or educates the general public through print, film, broadcast, or other media to be more environmentally aware and make environment friendly decisions in their day-to-day lives.

Last year EPA New England awarded $190,000 of environmental education grants to 13 New England organizations. Most of the grant awards range from $10,000 to $25,000.

New England schools, universities, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that would like to further environmental education can apply for grants by getting a copy of the solicitation notice by contacting Kristen Conroy at 617-918-1069 or visit www.epa.gov/enviroed. The applications must be received no later than November 23.