UPEC Environmental Education Grants
Applications Due January 10, 2013
UPEC
Educational Fund Grant Application Form 2013 (99 KB)
or a WORD doc of UPEC 2013 Ed Fund Grant App (44 KB)
Mini-Grant FAQs
WHO?
K-12 educators in Upper Peninsula
schools, public or private, or other groups and institutions wanting to
create or enhance an environmental program or ongoing activity.
WHY? To provide financial assistance in providing quality environmental education programs and/or ongoing projects in need of support.
WHAT? Grant may not be used for salaries, but all other expenses (for example, transportation, meals, supplies, honoraria) are acceptable. Grant recipients will be required to present a final report that includes an accounting of funds expended and outcomes achieved upon completion of the program. Progress reports will be edited and published in the UPEC newsletter.
HOW MUCH? Depending upon the quality of the application as evaluated by the UPEC board, monetary awards up to $500 each will be made for projects completed over the next 12-month period.
WHEN Do I need to Apply? By January 10, 2013
HOW Do I Apply?
Please e-mail completed applications to us at: upec@upenviroment.org or send a hard copy to:
UPEC, P.O. Box 673, Houghton, MI 49931
2013 Priority Points:
Once again this year,
special consideration will be given to quality grant projects that
address the potential impacts of sulfide mining on human and natural
communities.
Since 2003, Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC) Board has approved funding for annual special non-endowed designated mini grants. The funds represent a deepened commitment to environmental education and to land acquisition activities in the Upper Peninsula. The Environmental Education Fund is designed to provide small grants each year to educator-promoted environmental projects within K-12 schools (public or private) in the Upper Peninsula. The initial funding level has been $1000, and it is hoped this amount will be augmented by fund-raising and through member contributions directly into this fund. Karen Bakula, UPEC Board member at the time, and science educator from Marquette, played a key role in helping set up this fund. “With cutbacks in state and local funding for schools,” she said, “this UPEC fund can play a modest role in supporting the projects of U.P. science teachers. Even small amounts can make the difference between ‘go’ and ‘no go’ when you are on a shoestring budget.”
Nice news article about the UPEC mini grants here.
For more information contact David Clanaugh at: upec@upenvironment.org
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