Environmental Education Grants Program

Objective

The Environmental Education Grants Program supports projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate practices, methods, or techniques related to environmental education and teacher training. As required by the National Environmental Education Act, Sec. 6, this grant program provides financial support for environmental education projects that increase public awareness and knowledge about local environmental issues and provide project participants with the skills necessary to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions toward the environment. These grant projects are implemented by schools, universities, state and local government environmental and educational agencies, tribal education agencies, nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organizations, and other eligible entities.

Who Can Apply

• Other
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)

Applicant organizations may be located in the United States or U.S. Territories. The majority of the educational activities must take place in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. "Tribal education agencies" that are eligible to apply include a school or community college which is controlled by an Indian tribe, band, or nation, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and which is not administered by the Bureau of Indian Education. Tribal organizations do not qualify unless they meet those criteria or the environmental agency or nonprofit criteria listed above. The terms for eligibility are defined in Section 3 of the NEEA and 40 CFR 47.105. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

Who Benefits

• Interstate Organization
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• State
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Nonprofit Organization
• Other

Education (0-8), education (9-12), education (13+), Public nonprofit institutions and Private nonprofit organizations, state and local government agencies, and Freely Associated States.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

EEGrants@epa.gov
(202) 564-3155