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Mini
Grants
The
Environmental Education Association of Illinois (EEAI) is
soliciting proposals of up to $200 for the EEAI mini-grant
program. The mini-grant program is designed to support, enhance
and expand the implementation of environmental education throughout
the state of Illinois.
Eligible Applicants: Illinois formal and
non-formal educators are eligible to apply.
Eligible Costs and Projects: Requests should focus
on projects/activities that help to educate students, visitors,
or community members about natural resources or the environment.
Examples of items eligible for funding include: equipment,
books, program materials, displays, guest speakers, field
trip expenses etc.
Ineligible Costs: Grant funds cannot be used
for food or beverages, indirect costs, stipends or to reimburse
any expenses prior to the grant period.
Funding and Payment: The EEAI mini grant
program will be a competitive process. A committee of EEAI
members will evaluate each proposal based on the guidelines
below. Project coordinators will be notified of acceptance
by the end of November. A check will be mailed by the end
of December.
Project Reporting: A post-grant report is
required within one year of the grant award.
Criteria for judging the grant applications:
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Applications must be received by October 31
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Complete and attach application form along with the information
requested below
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Limit proposals to a maximum of two pages NOT including
the application form
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Proposals must be typed
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Send five copies of your application form and proposal
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A limit of one grant per facility will be awarded in any
given year
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Applicants may re-apply each year
Please provide the following information on a separate
paper not to exceed 2 pages. This must be typed.
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Description of the project or activities including measurable
goals and objectives.
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To what extent will the project support, enhance or expand
the implementation of environmental education in Illinois?
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What are the intended long-term effects of the project?
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How will the success of the project be evaluated?
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Proposed
use of funds including budget detailing what EEAI money
will be used for.
Download
Application Form
Congratulations
2011 Mini-Grant Recipients!
Nine
$200 mini-grants were awarded for the 2011 grant cycle. Proposals
were submitted from teachers, nature centers, and other organizations
from throughout the state to make this year’s grant
funding quite competitive. The grant committee had a tough
job!
EEAI
wishes to congratulate the following recipients:
Bismarck-Henning
High School was awarded funding for new resources to study
bats, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Creal Springs School will use funding for bus transportation
to send 3rd- and 4th-grade students on a field trip to Heron
Pond and Millstone Bluff.
Douglas Taylor Elementary will use grant funds for students
to add to an existing native garden at their school and to
create an outdoor classroom.
East Central Illinois Refugee Mutual Assistance Center was
awarded supportive funding for a field trip to Anita Purves
Nature Center and the cost of educational materials.
Macoupin County Agricultural Literacy Program was awarded
supportive funding to enhance their free-loan resources for
educators.
New Central Elementary, Havana CUSD #16 was awarded funding
for bus transportation to send 3rd-grade students on a field
trip to Emiquon Preserve to learn hands-on about wetlands.
Riverview Grade School was awarded funding for teaching materials
on natural ways to control garden pests in their schoolyard
habitat.
Roseland Christian School will use grant funds to create a
vermicompost bin at their school.
Western Egyptian Head Start will use grant funds for new resources
to study animal life cycles.
Past
Mini-Grant Recipients |
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