$10,000 per school Environmental Education Funding available to AZ schools

NOTE:  Educators in Arizona will be able to apply for the funding described below.  Educators from other states can use this information to encourage their State Land Department to provide similar funding.


Dear Arizona Educator:

The Arizona Advisory Council on Environmental Education (AACEE) is pleased to announce the new environmental education  Regular Grant guidelines for the 1999/2000 school year.  This marks the third year that environmental education grants are  offered under AACEE’s statutory authority.  Based upon your comments we have made several changes in the 1999/2000 Regular Grant application process.  We have:

Moved the application due date form October 1999 to January 2000.

Combined the former Fast Track and Regular Grant into the new Regular Grant program.

Provided additional information about how the grants will be judged -- particularly about the number of points assigned to each requirement.

The AACEE will accept Regular Grant applications for amounts up to $10,000 in the following categories:
1.      Curriculum improvement and dissemination.
2.      Training for educators, youth leaders, parents and school board members.
3.      Field trips.
4.      Sites or facilities on or near school ground developed for the purpose of providing field-based study.
5.      Support for existing school-based programs which meet eligibility criteria.

This package provides you with all the information you will need to complete your Regular Grant application.  The application deadline is January 12, 2000.

In addition to the Regular grant program, the AACEE sponsors:
1.  The new Fast Track Grant program which allows applicants to chose from a list of pre-approved, pre-packaged learning experiences/programs.

2.  An innovative Class Research Contest.  This competition allows high school and middle school classes to work in teams to select a topic from six environmental issues for 1999/2000.  Classes then write a balanced environmental research paper during the fall semester.  Entries are judged and the winning entries receive a field trip/education experience grant of up to $10,000 for Gold awards, $5,000 for Silver awards and $2,500 for Copper awards.  Completed research papers are due  December 15, 1999.

For more information about the Class Research Contest or the Regular Grant program,  contact:

Kate DeWayne, AACEE Administrator
Arizona State Land Department
1616 W. Adams Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602 542-2854 phone/602 542-4668 fax
<http://www.land.state.az.us/>

Sincerely,
Monica Pastor
Monica Pastor
AACEE Chairperson       
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For more information go to the state land department website
<http://www.land.state.az.us/>

Under
2. Organization
       Natural Resource Division
              Environmental Education Grants

Click on the topic you want more information about
Up comes gibberish (don't worry)
Copy the website address at the top
Open your word processing software
Select "Open"
Paste the website address
and Voila!  Up comes the document

How cool is that?


Lucy K. Bradley
Extension Agent, Urban Horticulture
Maricopa County
The University of Arizona
Cooperative Extension
4341 E Broadway Rd.
Phoenix, AZ  85040-8807

Phone:  (602) 470-8086 ext 323
Fax:  (602) 470-8092
email:  BradleyL@ag.arizona.edu
http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/
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