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: 12/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Eligible Project Types
- Track 1: MWW Implementation (up to $40,000 per year for up to three years) – For projects that focus on piloting (one-year requests) or embedding systemic (multi-year requests) MWEEs into school district’s curriculum.)
- 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. MWEEs increase student achievement and engagement, develop 21st century skills, and provide authentic experiences understanding and protecting their local environment and community. The MWEE model includes four Essential Elements (Issue Definition, Outdoor Field Experience, Synthesis & Conclusions, and Stewardship & Civic Action) and four Supporting Practices (Active Teacher Support, Classroom Integration, Local Context, and Sustained Activity).
- Track 2: Environmental Literacy Capacity Building (up to $40,000 for a year) – For district or state-wide environmental literacy capacity building and collaboration efforts that advance environmental literacy, especially MWEEs, within school district(s)
- The Trust recognizes there are barriers to reaching the goal of every student in Maryland graduating environmentally literate and experiencing at least one MWEE in elementary, middle, and high school. To accelerate progress the Trust is offering funding support to efforts that address district and state-wide challenges to progress environmental literacy goals and sustaining MWEE programs.
Eligible Location
This grant program welcomes applications for projects throughout the entire state of Maryland.
Eligibility Criteria
The Trust welcomes requests from the following organizations:
- Public and Independent Higher Educational Institutions
- 501(c)3 Private Nonprofit Organizations
- Municipal, County, Regional, State, Federal Public Agencies
- Community Associations
- Service, Youth, and Civic Groups
- Soil/Water Conservation Districts & Resource Conservation and Development Councils.
For more information, visit Chesapeake Bay Trust.
