The Environmental Education Grant Program funds programs and initiatives that advance environmental literacy and result in students having the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and motivation to take informed and responsible actions to protect and improve the environment.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2022
Grant Size: up to $40,000
Grant Duartion: 3 years
Details:
The goal of the Environmental Education Award Program is to for every student in Maryland to be empowered with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions to ensure the health of their local environment and communities. To meet this goal the program has focused on embedding environmental literacy – specifically Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) – into the curriculum of at least one grade in elementary, middle, and high school in Maryland’s 24 school districts. The MWEE model is a blend of best practices in education that increase academic achievement, student engagement, 21st century skills, and stewardship. Embedding MWEEs into school district curriculum helps ensure every student receives an impactful experience learning about the environment and increases the likelihood of programs continuing long after the grant period ends.
The Trust works collaboratively with the NOAA Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Education Training Program (BWET) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to promote high quality environmental education experiences that meet the Meaningful Watershed Education Experience (MWEE) model throughout the Chesapeake Bay region.
Project Types
- Track 1 Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Implementation
- The MWEE model integrates best practices of environmental education pedagogy where students investigate local environmental issues through classroom and outdoor experiences, engage in problem solving, and take action to address their issue through projects and civic engagement.
- Track 2 Environmental Literacy Capacity Building:
- Environmental literacy capacity building and collaboration efforts that advance environmental literacy, especially MWEEs, within school district(s).
Funding Information
- Track 1: MWEE Implementation
- Up to $40,000 per year for up to 3 years
- Track 2: Environmental Literacy Capacity Building
- Up to $40,000 for the 2023 schoolyear (March 2023 – August 2024)
Eligible Project Locations: This program funds throughout the state of Maryland.
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 Chesapeake Bay Trust.
