Environmental Education Opportunities from Ohio EPA

Grant Writing 103: Becoming a Grant Reviewer
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sharon Woods Metro Park, Spring Hollow Lodge 1069 W. Main St., Westerville, OH 43081

One of the best ways to improve your grant writing skills is to review proposals from other organizations. In this workshop, the Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) will share examples of successful grant proposals and show what sets one environmental education project above another.

In this three-hour interactive workshop, you will:

• Get a funder’s perspective on what makes a winning application
• Compare weak and strong proposals side-by-side
• Practice scoring online applications using OEEF’s preferred characteristics for environmental education projects
• Learn about OEEF and Ohio EPA’s online Grants Management System
• Become certified as an OEEF volunteer peer reviewer

To register, email jeffrey.montavon@epa.ohio.gov by Friday, May 18.

Project WET and Healthy Water, Healthy People Facilitator Workshop
Wednesday, August 15, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM and Thursday, August 16, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center, 4404B State Route 125, West Portsmouth, Ohio 45663

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is a collection of water-related activities that are hands-on, easy to use, and fun! Through this workshop, you will become a certified facilitator in both Project WET and Healthy Water/Healthy People, a water education curriculum designed for secondary students.

Participants will receive:

• Certification as Project WET/Healthy Water, Healthy People Facilitators
• Educator guides for Project WET, Healthy Water/Healthy People and the Wonder of Wetlands
• Valuable training in using the activities in the educator guides and getting children and adults outside to experience their natural world
• Opportunities to network with other statewide Environmental Education professionals

Register online by August 8, 2018 at the Water Management Association of Ohio Website.  Registration fee is $145.  Fee includes workshop materials, curriculum guides and one-night lodging at Shawnee State Park Lodge.  A reduced fee is available for participants not staying overnight at the lodge.  Single occupancy rooms are also available at an additional cost.  Participants must attend both days to be certified.  No early departures are permitted.  There will be no refunds after registration is received.

For more information, contact Dennis Clement, Project WET State Coordinator
(614) 644-2048 or dennis.clement@epa.ohio.gov.