NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2022 Environmental Education Grants; Notice of Availability
[51 Pa.B. 6214]
[Saturday, September 25, 2021]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the opening of a new round of Environmental Education Grants for 2022. The grant round will open September 25, 2021.
Two types of awards, mini grants and general grants, are offered for projects addressing the 2022 Environmental Education Grants Program (Program) priorities of water, climate change and environmental justice.
Mini grants of up to $3,000 may be awarded for local (school, county, municipality or other defined area) environmental education projects. General grants may be awarded in amounts ranging from $3,001—$20,000 (Level I) for implementation of large scale regional or Statewide environmental education projects or in amounts ranging from $20,001—$85,000 (Level II), for nonformal education projects that widely engage youth and teachers at the local, State and National levels. Additionally, Level II projects must demonstrate at least 30% of program participants are members of an environmental justice area. The Department identifies environmental justice areas as any census tract or census block group where 20% or more individuals live in poverty, or 30% or more of the population identifies as minority, or both. For more information on environmental justice areas, visit: www.dep.pa.gov/PublicParticipation/OfficeofEnvironmentalJustice/Pages/PA-Environmental-Justice-Areas.aspx.
The Education Grant guidelines and application instructions are available on the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov (select the ''Grants'' icon and under Businesses, select ''Environmental Education—for educational projects in climate change, environmental justice, water quality, and other areas'').
Applications must be submitted online through the Commonwealth's Electronic Single Application web site at www.esa.dced.state.pa.us/Login.aspx. The Department will begin accepting applications on September 25, 2021. Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021. Hardcopy applications and late submissions will not be considered.
Questions concerning the 2022 Program can be directed to the Department's Environmental Education and Information Center at RA-epEEgrants@pa.gov or (717) 772-1857.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1619. Filed for public inspection September 24, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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