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The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition announces their annual Environmental Education Grant program. Applications are due the first week of January of each year. This round of applications is due Friday, January 5, 2018.Since 2003, Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC) Board has approved funding for annual special non-endowed designated mini-grants. The funds represent a deep commitment to environmental education in the Upper Peninsula by providing small grants each year to educator-promoted environmental projects within K-12 schools (public or private). Grant maximums are $500 per year. President Horst Schmidt underscores the importance of this grant series because schools are strapped for dollars to create innovative environmental education programs.
During 2017 UPEC funded $2,500 in educational grants, including traveling wildlife education exhibit boxes,
Winter into Spring — inquiry and art in our local environment, and a successful summer outdoor natural/cultural history youth program.Education 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 support an ongoing activity.
WHY? Grants will provide financial assistance for quality environmental education programs and/or ongoing projects in need of support. We welcome proposals that provide hands-on experiences for young people in outdoor settings.
Special consideration will be to fund at least one grant, among these funded, that advocates for the environment through the arts, which will be broadly interpreted to include art, dance or music; this arts grant award is in memory of a donor, the late Bonnie Miljour.
WHAT? Grants 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. Reports may be published in the UPEC newsletter and may be edited.
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. We welcome new proposals and seek to help new projects.
WHEN Do I need to Apply? Applications are due Friday, January 5, 2018
HOW Do I Apply? Please e-mail completed applications to us at: upec@upenvironment.org
NOTE: Applications must be submitted in either a Microsoft Word file or a pdf format. Applications must be in one file, not in a number of attachments.
