The Chesapeake Bay Trust is seeking 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.
Donor Name: Chesapeake Bay Trust
States: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The Youth Environmental Education Grant Program is designed 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.
The program was established to provide accessible funds to organizations, agencies for youth (generally in the age range of Pre-K to 12th grade), and schools for 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)
Project Timeline
Projects must be completed within 12 months upon receipt of the award.
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
- Schools, nonprofit organizations, community associations, faith-based organizations.
- The Trust welcomes 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 more information, visit Youth Environmental Education Grant Program.
