Schools and higher learning institutions, corporations, government

units, and community organizations may apply for funding from the Environmental

Education Grant Program, a project of the Wisconsin Environmental

Education Board.

Projects must be designed to assist Wisconsin learners in deepening

their knowledge and awareness of environmental issues, enhancing their

environmental ethic and attitudes, learning citizen action skills, or

gaining citizen action experiences.

The specific grant program areas are: general environmental education,

forestry education, school forest, school forest education plan, and

energy education (which is broken into the subcategories of home construction

education, school building, family and consumer education, and broad

energy education). Maximum award amounts range from $2,000 to $20,000 depending

on program area.


Funded projects have included state-wide initiatives as well as small localized efforts. Audiences served include K-12 public and private school children, members of various youth organizations, classroom teachers and other educators, landowners, park patrons, tourists, government officials, business owners and employees and of course the  public.

Proposals are due February 15, 2008.

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