Great Lakes Restoration grants

Description

This RFA solicits applications from eligible entities for grants to be awarded pursuant to the statutory authorities referenced in the RFA and the GLRI Action Plan. Up to approximately $20 million may be awarded under this RFA for about 100 projects contingent on the quality of applications received, funding availability and other applicable considerations. Applications are requested for projects identified in the RFA within the following four GLRI focus areas:1.Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern, including reduction of toxic substances (through pollution prevention or other means) in the most polluted areas in the Great Lakes;2.Invasive Species, including efforts to institute a “zero tolerance policy” toward new invasions;3.Nearshore Health and Nonpoint Source Pollution, including a targeted geographic focus on high priority watersheds and reducing polluted runoff from urban, suburban and agricultural sources; and4.Accountability, Education, Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Partnerships, including climate change resiliency and strategic partnerships through Lakewide Management Plans. 

Link to Full Announcement

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Request for Applications

DEP Environmental Education grants awarded

HARRISBURG -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it is awarding $642,835 in environmental education grants to 147 schools, universities, non-profit organizations and conservation districts across Pennsylvania.

“These grants help build the foundation for educating communities about their environmental resources and how to protect and sustainably use them,” 

Grant recipients will use the funding for various initiatives, including environmental field trips for students, implementing environmental education curriculum at schools, purchasing new recycling containers to reduce waste, developing workshops on how to build rain barrels and planting community gardens.The grant program was established by the Environmental Education Act of 1993, which mandates setting aside five percent of the pollution fines and penalties DEP collects annually for environmental education in Pennsylvania.

For more information on environmental education, visit www.dep.state.pa.us and click “Environmental Education,” or call 717-772-1828.

Among the local winners:

Clarion County
North Clarion County School District, $2,866
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, $3,750
North Central Region Math/Science Education Collaborative, $3,750 

Crawford County
Crawford County Conservation District , $5,283*
Allegheny College, $3,750 

Erie County
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, $3,619
Northwestern School District, $3,749 
Environment Erie, $3,750
Erie City School District, $6,745 *
Erie County Conservation District, $3,750
Millcreek School Foundation, $1,924  

Warren County  
Warren County Conservation District, $3,857 

Friends capacity building grants

[from Philanthropy News Digest] The National Environmental Education Foundation, with funding from Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., offers Every Day Grants to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations (referred to as "friends groups") working to improve and promote responsible use of public land sites in the United States.

To be eligible, applicant organizations must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or be working through an eligible fiscal agent; have been in existence for at least two years; be a community-based nonprofit whose mission is focused on serving a public land site in the U.S. and the improvement and responsible use of that site (this includes groups that serve more than one site, such as a regional group of parks); and have an established collaborative relationship with a local public land site (including federal, state, regional, county, city, or other local public land areas) for at least one year.

Successful applications will describe a needed and well-planned project that can be carried out by the applicant and is replicable; demonstrate that the project will contribute to the long-term sustainability of the organization; and demonstrate that the project will strengthen the organization's ability to serve the public land site.

Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded for capacity building expenses, including but not limited to strategic planning, marketing and communications, leadership capacity (board or executive),improved fundraising, assessments, and staff training.

This is the second of two rounds of twenty-five grants to be awarded in 2012. Applicants who met all requirements but were not awarded a grant in the first round will be considered again, along with new applicants, in the second round. Visit the NEEF Web site for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and the online application process.

Contact: Link to Complete RFP