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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject</span></b><span
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Release (HQ): EPA Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Grant
Funding </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#2F2F2F'>November 19, 2009</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#2F2F2F'>EPA Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Grant
Funding</span></b> <b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#2F2F2F'>WASHINGTON - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'>The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency is accepting grant applications for a total of $3.4 million
in funding for environmental education projects and programs. EPA expects
to award approximately 100<b> </b>grants ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 and
will accept applications until December 15, 2009.</span> <span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#2F2F2F'>The purpose of the Environmental Education Grant Program is to </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>promote
environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible
students, teachers and citizens. The grants provide financial support for
innovative projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental
education practices, methods, or techniques</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2F2F2F'>. Projects should involve
environmental education activities that go beyond disseminating information.</span>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#2F2F2F'>The Environmental Education Grant Program provides funding to
local education agencies, state education or environmental agencies, colleges
or universities, not-for-profit organizations, or noncommercial educational
broadcasting entities. Tribal education agencies, which are controlled by an
Indian tribe, band or nation, may also apply, including a school or community
college. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#2F2F2F'>Since the program began, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EPA has provided more than $45<b> </b>million
in funding to more than 3,000<b> </b>agencies and organizations.</span> <span
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color:#2F2F2F'>More information on eligibility and application materials: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html">http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html</a></span>
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