Ohio EPA accepting Environmental Education Grant applications through July 15

Ohio EPA is accepting grant applications to the Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) for projects that educate students, teachers, the general public and the regulated community. The application deadline is July 15.

The OEEF offers some grants for $500-$5,000 and general grants up to $50,000.

Application guidelines are posted on Ohio EPA’s Ohio Environmental Education Fund webpage at https://epa.ohio.gov/divisions-and-offices/environmental-education/gran…. Prospective applicants first must submit a letter of intent to apply in Ohio EPA’s grant management system in the eBusiness Center July 8 by 5 p.m. Completed applications are due July 15 by 5 p.m. OEEF grant coordinators are available to assist prospective applicants. Contact the Office of Environmental Education, or call 614-644-2873.

Fiscal Year 2025 OEEF funding priorities include projects that demonstrate and/or encourage:

• the reduction of air emissions, including, but not limited to, promotion of alternative modes of transportation;

• best management practices for nutrients, including, but not limited to, targeted efforts to reduce nutrient loadings to rivers and streams from urban and rural areas;

• the use of innovative storm water management practices;

• the importance of habitat restoration efforts to increase biodiversity and improve air and water quality; and

• pre-school through university students to explore careers in the environmental sciences and environmental engineering.

Eligible grant recipients include environmental groups, public and private schools, colleges and universities, trade or professional organizations, businesses, and state and local governments.

OEEF grants are funded with a portion of the civil penalties Ohio EPA collects for violations of Ohio’s air and water pollution control laws.

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