Environmental Education Local Grants Program for Region 10

Background
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. It also provides participants in its programs the skills necessary to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions toward the environment.

Grant Details
Threats to human health and environmental quality are increasingly complex, involving a wide range of conventional and toxic contaminants in the air, water, and on land. Effective responses to complex environmental problems require an understanding of the natural and built environment, awareness of environmental problems and their origins, and the skills to solve these problems. The solicitation expects to award three to five grants for projects taking place within Region 10, which covers Alaska (AK), Idaho (ID), Oregon (OR), and Washington (WA). The award amount for each individual grant must be between $50,000 and $100,000 in federal funds. Grantees will be required to award exactly 25% of the funds received from EPA to eligible subrecipients in the form of subawards of $5,000 or less. This grant program also requires a non-federal match (cost share) requirement for a minimum of 25% of the total project amount.

Eligibility Requirements
Entities eligible to receive a grant under this competition include local education agencies, colleges or universities, state education or environmental agencies, nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, tribal organizations that qualify as nonprofit organization described Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, tribal education agencies, and noncommercial educational broadcasting entities as defined and licensed by Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Period of Performance
Applications should plan for projects to start no earlier than July 1, 2024. Project periods should be proposed for one or two years or any time period between one and two years. All project activities must be completed within the negotiated project performance period of between one and two years.

Grant Value
The total amount of funding available under this announcement is approximately $360,000. It is anticipated that 3-5 awards will be made under this announcement. Each Region 10 grant will be funded for no less than $50,000, and no more than $100,000 in federal funds.

Place of Performance
Projects must take place within Region 10 which covers Alaska (AK), Idaho (ID), Oregon (OR), and Washington (WA).