The city’s Keep Winter Park Beautiful & Sustainable (KWPB&S) Advisory Board Green Schools Grant Program awards mini grants to public and private schools serving Winter Park residents to help support their efforts to achieve sustainability goals and beautify their campus while engaging and educating students in the practices of sustainability.
Donor Name: City of Winter Park
State: Florida
City: Winter Park
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/30/2022
Details:
The purpose of the Green Schools Grant is to support schools serving Winter Park in their efforts to achieve sustainability goals and beautify their campus while engaging and educating students grades K-12 in the practices of sustainability. The program also welcomes strong applications from colleges and universities located within the city limits.
The intent of this RFP is to fund projects that will support the objectives of the Winter Park Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), focusing on one or more of the following SAP categories:
- Buildings, Energy, & Water
- Community Engagement & Green Economy
- Local Food & Agriculture
- Mobility and Urban Form
- Natural Systems & Resources
- Waste Diversion & Recycling
Benefits
- Reinforces conservation and sustainability education efforts at their local schools
- Supports mission and goals of Keep Winter Park Beautiful & Sustainable
- Builds community relations and stimulates civic engagement
Eligibility Criteria
Pre-K through 12 public and private schools serving students who live in Winter Park. The program also welcomes strong applications from colleges and universities located within the city limits.
Grant Selection and Scoring Criteria
- Physical and cultural Impact: How impactful will the proposed project outcomes be for the school campus and greater community? How will the project impact the mindset of the school’s population in terms of sustainability?
- Student Involvement and curriculum integration: What is the extent of student and educator involvement? How will this project add to existing school wide sustainability efforts?
- Sustainability and natural resources: How well will the project align with the objectives outlined in Winter Park’s SAP? How will the project’s outcome support sustainability principles and promote resource conservation?
For more information, visit City of Winter Park.
