The Keep Tennessee Beautiful is excited to announce applications for its TDOT/KTnB Awards of Excellence Grants.
Donor Name: Keep Tennessee Beautiful
State: Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 07/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $6,000
Details:
The 2023 TDOT/KTnB Biennial Conference, featuring the Awards of Excellence, will take place in September 2023.
The conference will feature TDOT and Keep TN Beautiful’s announcement of KTnB’s Awards of Excellence, presenting 16 grants totaling $47,000 to environmental leaders across the state.
Grant Categories
- Category 1: Public Education
- First ($4,000), second ($2,000), and third ($1,000) awards will be given to organizations or individuals for outstanding public education activities involving citizens working together to improve their community’s appearance. Applications will be accepted for the following sub-categories:
- Adults
- Businesses
- Government
- Media
- Schools – Grades K-8
- Schools – Grades 9-12
- Higher Education – Junior Colleges, Universities & Vocational
- First ($4,000), second ($2,000), and third ($1,000) awards will be given to organizations or individuals for outstanding public education activities involving citizens working together to improve their community’s appearance. Applications will be accepted for the following sub-categories:
- Category 2: Public Participation
- Given to an organization or group of individuals who are superior in the promotion, participation, and scope of a public participation event ($2,000 each category)
- Great American Cleanup of Tennessee Awards: One $2,000 award will be given for the best overall Great American Cleanup Program
- America Recycles Day of Tennessee Awards: One $2,000 award will be given to an America Recycles Day event that demonstrates creativity, broad scope of citizen and government involvement, and total results
- Adopt-A-Highway Awards: One $2,000 award will be given to the best Adopt-A-Highway program
- Lakes, Rivers & Streams Litter Free Award : One $2,000 award will be given to the best organized effort to promote/participate in cleanup of TN waterways
- Category 3: Leadership
- Edith Heller Lifetime Achievement Award: The award money of $2,000 will be given to the non-profit environmental organization of his/her choice
- Larry E. Potter Law Enforcement Award: The winner will receive $2,000 which will be given to the non-profit environmental organization of his/her choice
- Shawn Bible Community Leadership Award: One $1,500 award will be given to an individual for outstanding educational and community leadership
- Martin L. Kennedy Award for Outstanding TN Keep America Beautiful Affiliate Coordinator: One $1,500 award will be given to an organization and/or individual for outstanding educational and community leadership
- Category 4 TDOT County Litter Grant Program Award Class A and Class B:
- Class A Award: One $6,000 award will be given a Litter Grant Program in one of the following counties: Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Crockett, Decatur, DeKalb, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Grainger, Grundy, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lake, Lauderdale, Lewis, Loudon, Macon, Marion, Marshall, McNairy, Meigs, Moore, Morgan, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Rhea, Scott, Sequatchie, Smith, Stewart, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, and Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, and White Counties
- Class B Award: One $6,000 award will be given to a Litter Grant Program in one of the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Carroll, Carter, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Dickson, Gibson, Giles, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hawkins, Henry, Knox, Lawrence, Lincoln, McMinn, Madison, Maury, Monroe, Montgomery, Obion, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Sevier, Shelby, Sullivan, Sumner, Washington, Weakley, Williamson, and Wilson Counties
- Category 5 Keep America Beautiful TN Affiliate Award
- Awards will be given for first ($6,000), second ($4,000), and third ($2,000) to TN based KAB applicants. Affiliates must be in good standing with KAB national office
- Category 6 Keep Tennessee Beautiful State Level Affiliate Award
- Awards will be given for first ($5000), second ($3000) and third ($2000) to Keep Tennessee Beautiful State Affiliate applicants who have participated in the Tennessee Great American Cleanup, and at least one additional KTnB approved activity, attended Biennial Conference or Affiliate retreat, a workshop, webinar or training, as well as submit an annual survey and report with volunteers and volunteer hours.
For more information, visit KTB.
