Environmental Education Local Grants

The Environmental Education Grant Program is seeking applications from eligible applicants to support locally-focused environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and community members. This grant program provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques that increase public awareness and knowledge about local environmental issues and provides participants in its programs the skills necessary to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions toward the environment. 

Applicants must represent one of the following types of organizations to be eligible for an environmental education grant:

• local education agency
• state education or environmental agency
• college or university
• non-profit organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
• noncommercial educational broadcasting entity
• tribal education agency (which includes schools and community colleges controlled by an Indian tribe, band, or nation and which are recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and which are not administered by the Bureau of Indian Education.)

Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $50,000

Helpful Resources: https://www.epa.gov/education/grants