The Environment Council of Rhode Island’s (ECRI) Education Fund is pleased to announce the opening of the application process for the Eighth Annual Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Fund awards.
Each year ECRI’s Education Fund gives out small grants to Rhode Island schools and school-based after-school programs for hands-on environmental projects by students that benefit the local environment. Schools and after-school programs can request an application from the ECRI’s Education Fund, or download one here.
We are pleased to offer 3 grants of up to $250 in support of school-based projects that:
- Have student participation
- Lead to measurable improvement in an environmental condition
- Involve the community beyond a school in some way
All Rhode Island schools and school-based after-school programs are encouraged to apply, and an ECRI Education Fund representative will be happy to answer any questions to help schools with their project application. We can be contacted either by email here or by phone at 621-8048.
Independent environmental professionals will review all applications and three schools or school-based after-school programs will receive $250 to carry out their projects. Over the last 5 years, schools all over Rhode Island have been awarded these grants for water quality, school garden, recycling, composting, and alternative energy projects.
The Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Awards honor a woman whose energy for a just and healthy environment was legendary. Mrs. Tisdale held an undergraduate degree in chemistry and a degree in nursing. For many years she led an organization that addressed safety and health issues concerning pesticides.
The application deadline is November 20, 2014 and awards will be made in January 2014 for projects to be undertaken in the spring of 2015. Application and further information is available here.
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