Chesapeake Bay Trust is inviting applicants for its Youth Environmental Education Grant Program to engage youth and students in outdoor education activities that raise public awareness and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake and coastal Bays and their rivers.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
States: Maryland, Washington, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/27/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $10,000
Details:
Through the Youth Environmental Education Grant Program, the Trust seeks to increase youth knowledge and involvement in the restoration and protection of our region’s natural resources by increasing access to programs that provide robust outdoor environmental education.
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.
Request Amounts
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.
Eligible Applicants
- 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 Profit organizations are NOT eligible for funding through this program.
- For school-based projects: the Trust prefers that the school serve as the lead applicant instead of a partner, however, if a partner does apply, the Trust requires the following:
- The participating school(s) name(s)
- A narrative statement explaining why the partner is applying rather than a school
- Letter(s) of commitment from participating school(s)
For more information, visit Youth Environmental Education Grant.
