Grants
Grant Opportunities for Green Schools
Environmental Education in GeorgiaThis website has an excellent list of grants, sorted by deadline, that are appropriate for funding green school activities in the classroom. While you are there, also check out the listings of free resources, the calendar, and a lot of other great EE resources.
Outdoor Learning Symposium Scholarship
Teachers can apply for and use a KACCB grant to attend events such as the Outdoor Learning Symposium (OLS), Pollinator Symposium, and the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia annual conference. The OLS is an annual fall event intended for private and public school teachers, PTA volunteers, youth organization leaders, resources agency educators, nature center instructors, camp counselors, and all interested volunteers from across the state, providing opportunities for networking ,sharing lessons learned, exciting outdoor teaching ideas, and strategies for taking students outside. This year’s Outdoor Learning and Pollinator Symposiums will be virtual. See the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia website.
KACCB Green School Grant
There are three tiers of grants. The board will award ten $50 grants for classroom materials and small projects, ten $200 grants for larger green school activities, and three $500 grants. A total of $4,000 in grants will be awarded each year. Grants are for the support of Green School activities. Preference will be given to grants for materials that can be reused for multiple years or classes and the support of outdoor classrooms. However, all Green School activities will be eligible for support. Special consideration will also be given to proposals from applicants that have not received funding before.
Grant Application
Foundation for Excellence Grants and Awards
The Foundation for Excellence awards a variety of endowed grants annually. Grant applications are due in June.