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Ohio EPA Awards $2,775 Environmental Education Mini Grant
To Central Ohio Organization
Ohio EPA has awarded a $2,775 grant to the Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative for a Leave No Child Inside public awareness campaign. Fourteen projects throughout the state were funded for $50,256.
The project will support a multimedia public awareness campaign targeting children, parents and professionals who work with families to convey the importance of getting youth and families playing outdoors and learning about nature in natural settings. The project will present the cognitive and social benefits of nature activities, and will direct parents and teachers to existing environmental education curriculum, non-formal family programs and unstructured learning opportunities. The collaborative includes 62 member organizations.
The Ohio Environmental Education Fund gives out approximately $1 million each year for environmental education projects targeting kindergarten through university students, the general public, and the regulated community. General grants are given for projects lasting up to 30 months and costing up to $50,000.
Mini grants are available for projects lasting up to 12 months and costing between $500 and $5,000. Proposals for classroom projects, conference speakers, and other activities that are eligible under the general grant program are eligible under the mini-grant program, but the application process is streamlined. Ohio EPA’s Office of Environmental Education reserves up to $50,000 each grant round to fund projects submitted under this program. Just like the general grant program, there are two mini-grant rounds each year, with the next application deadline on January 17, 2011. An electronic letter of intent to apply is due on January 8.
For more information, contact Ohio EPA’s Office of Environmental Education at (614) 644-2873. Staff is available to assist potential grant applicants who contact the office before the submission deadline. Information also is available on Ohio EPA’s Web page at www.epa.ohio.gov/oee/.
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