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Grants
Overview | Funding Cycle | Previous Awards | Resources
Overview
Each year, EPA's Environmental Education Program awards grants to state agencies, non-profit groups, schools and universities, and tribal organizations to support environmental education (EE) programs and projects.
Over the past 10 years, Region 5 has awarded more than $1.5 million in educational grants to academic institutions, nonprofit groups, park districts and tribes in the Midwest.
Grants for above $50,000 are awarded by the Office of Environmental Education in Washington, D.C. Region 5 funds programs for $50,000 or less in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The evaluation and selection process is highly competitive and funds are quite limited.
- The 1990 National Environmental Education Act gives EPA the authority to support and create environmental education programs nationwide.
- The application process is highly competitive. Between 15% and 20% of applications are funded.
- You have a greater chance of being funded if you apply for $10,000 or less. Please see solicitation notice for details.
- Funds are limited. However, Minnesota
, Ohio, and Wisconsinalso have grant programs. Follow the links to find out more! - If you're not located in a Region 5 state and would like to be placed on a mailing list to receive the next solicitation notice, find out who to contact
Funding Cycle
- Solicitation Notice published in early fall
- Applications are due in November
- Applications are reviewed and evaluated during the winter
- Grants are awarded in the late spring
Previous Awards
In 2006 Region 5 awarded $187,200 for environmental education projects to 10 recipients in the Midwest. This year funds will be used to support teacher training, field experiments, and community based environmental education initiatives. Read summaries of previous Region 5 projects or look at all the grants that have been awarded nationwide since 1992.
Resources
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
US EPA's Office of Grants and Debarment offers information on current funding opportunities.
