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EPA Region 9 Environmental Education Grants:

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Pew Charitable Trusts Grants

DESCRIPTION: The Pew Charitable Trusts support the work of nonprofit organizations in the fields of culture, education, marine conservation worldwide, health and human services, public policy, and religion. The trusts seek to encourage individual development and personal achievement, cross-disciplinary problem solving, and innovative approaches to meeting the changing needs of a global community. Support is given to projects designed to meet identified goals in an efficient, creative, and realistic manner. Grants have recently been awarded for health professional education; college and university science programs, economics, hospital care research, civic education, international nutrition policy, liberal arts, nursing, area studies, language, faculty and curricular development; public school reform and restructuring; and programs to enhance the physical, social, and educational development of disadvantaged children. Proposals are accepted all year, and grants are assigned from a particular trust at the discretion of the committee on grants. Grants are awarded four times a year--in March, June, September, and December.

REQUIREMENTS: Grants are made only to tax-exempt organizations that are not classified as private foundations under Section 509(a) by the IRS. Grants are not made to individuals or for endowments.

PROGRAM TYPE: Educational Programs; Service Delivery Programs

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION: None

AMOUNT: $30,000-$300,000 average grants

CONTACT: Guidelines Contact, (215) 575-9050; fax: (215) 575-4939; Internet: http://www.pewtrusts.com
SPONSOR: Pew Charitable Trusts
2005 Market St, Ste 1700
Philadelphia PA 19103-7017

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Foundation

DESCRIPTORS: Environmental Programs; Cultural Activities; Education; Health Care; Social Services; Public Planning/Policy; Religion; Economics; Medical Education; Nursing Education; Higher Education; Science; Science Education; Hospitals; Health Services Delivery; Citizenship; Nutrition/Dietetics; Humanities Education; Area Studies; Foreign Languages Education; Curriculum Development; Disadvantaged (Economically); Children and Youth; Conservation, Natural Resources; Faculty Development; Educational Planning/Policy; Youth Programs; Problem Solving; Nursing; Ed

EPA Environmental Education Grants

DESCRIPTION: The grants support projects to design, demonstrate, or disseminate practices, methods, or techniques related to environmental education and training. Grant funds shall be used to establish an education and training program that will include, at a minimum, design, demonstration, or dissemination of environmental curricula, including development of educational tools and materials; design and demonstration of field methods, practices, and techniques, including assessment of environmental and ecological conditions and analysis of environmental and pollution problems; projects to understand and assess a specific environmental issue or a specific environmental problem; provision of training or related education for teachers, faculty, or related personnel in a specific geographic area or region; and design and demonstration of projects to foster international cooperation in addressing environmental issues and problems involving the United States, Canada, or Mexico.

REQUIREMENTS: Local education agencies, colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations, and noncommercial educational broadcasting entities are eligible.

PROGRAM TYPE: Educational Programs; Demonstration Grants

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION: None

AMOUNT: 25 percent of all funds obligated in a fiscal year are for grants of not more than $5000.

DATE DUE: Dec 15

CONTACT: George Walker, Environmental Education Specialist, Office of Environmental Education, (202) 260-8619

SPONSOR: Environmental Protection Agency
401 M St SW, Washington DC 20460

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Federal

CFDA REPORT/PROGRAM NO: 66.951

DESCRIPTORS: Environmental Education; Curriculum Development; Teacher Education; Faculty Development; Pollution; Environmental Studies

NOGI Awards

DESCRIPTION: The NOGI (New Orleans Grand Isle) awards are given each year in four categories: Arts, Science, Sports/Education, and Distinguished Service. Previous recipients of the award select the winners from nominations received from members and previous recipients. The awards are presented at the place of the recipients' choosing--film festival, seminar, convention, or other suitable gathering. Application consists of no more than 500 words typewritten in single-spaced form including the nominee's name and the award for which s/he is nominated; listing of all the activities of the nominee particularly as they relate to the underwater or water-related subject; listing of all endeavors the nominee has arranged, founded, originated, or inspired; and listing of all other activities that may be of interest.

REQUIREMENTS: Nominations are accepted only from the membership of the Underwater Society or previous recipients of the NOGI award. Nominee need not be a member.

PROGRAM TYPE: Awards/Prizes

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION: None

DATE DUE: Dec 31 (RECEIPT OF PROPOSAL SATISFIES)

CONTACT: Harry Shanks, NOGI Director, (415) 583-8492

SPONSOR: Underwater Society of America
PO Box 628
Daly City CA 94017

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Nonprofit organization

DESCRIPTORS: Water Resources; Marine Sciences; Oceanography; Sports