Preference will be given to
proposals that develop, enhance, or modify an educational
plan to provide details regarding how the use of the school
forest and the district's K-12 environmental education plan
are/will be integrated into the overall district curriculum.
Districts awarded funds for educational plan proposals will
be required to use WEEB's approved school forest educational
plan
template.
Education plan grants may not contain any costs
associated with implementing the plan.
School Forest Grants
Proposals must be for work to implement
initiatives identified within the district's officially
approved school forest
education plan.
Eligibility
School Forest Education Plan Grants
These
funds will only be awarded to public school districts
with officially registered school forests.
To be eligible for these funds a district MUST have an
officially registered school forest site by the grant
application deadline (February 15, 2008).
A listing of officially registered school forests
may be viewed at the LEAF website
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Adobe/SF/SFPublicbyCty.pdf
School Forest Grants
These
funds will only be awarded to public school districts
with officially registered school forests.
To be eligible for these funds a district MUST have an
officially registered school forest site (check list at
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Adobe/SF/SFPublicbyCty.pdf), and both an approved
management plan, and an approved educational plan on file
with the LEAF office by the grant
application deadline (February 15, 2008). A school forest
management plan/education plan checklist may be viewed at the
LEAF website
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Adobe/SF/SFE&MPlan.pdf
Additional Information
For information on the status of school
forests not on the list, or to register a school forest,
contact Jeremy Solin, School Forest Coordinator
in the Learning Experiences & Activities in Forestry
(LEAF) program.
phone: (715) 346-4907
fax: (715) 346-3025
email:
jsolin@uwsp.edu
Entities other than public school districts with registered
school forests that submit proposals
dealing with school forests must submit under the
forestry education category.
Amount Available
The Forestry Account of the
Conservation Fund is expected to provide $190,000 for the
2008-2009 grant cycle. The maximum award for
school forest educational plan proposals is $5,000. The
maximum award for school forest grant proposals is $20,000.
For all
school forest education plan proposals the "capital
expenditure" limit is 0%.
For all school forest
proposals (other than education plan proposals) the "capital
expenditure" limit is a maximum of 75% of WEEB grant funds
requested.
Please see "Preparing the Budget Summary" link below
for a definition of "capital expenditure".
How to Apply
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To apply for a school forest education plan grant or a
school forest grant use the link above
(pdf file) to download the application
directions. The direction booklet does contain blank "print
and type" application forms. However, for "electronic
fill-in" forms use the links below. Submit an original and 5 copies (6 sets
total) of the following:
Narrative must show relationship
of project to one EE2010 goal (Jump
to EE2010).
For more
information about the narrative see
Preparing the Narrative or the application directions.
To avoid disqualification and receive
full consideration, make sure the minimum criteria for funding
summarized in the
Quality Assurance Checklist
are met.
Absence of any
starred and bolded item will cause the proposal to be
disqualified.
Grant writers
may also wish to have someone who is unfamiliar with the
proposal use the technical review form (jump
to technical form in Word.doc format) and merit review form
(jump
to merit form in Word.doc format) to evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of the proposal. Note this review form is from a
prior year, and may not correspond directly with this year's
requirements. Project directors are responsible for meeting the
2008-2009 requirements for funding.
Mail materials by February 15, 2008 to:
Wisconsin Environmental Education Board
110B
College of Natural Resources
UW-Stevens Point
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point WI 54481
Samples
School Forest Education Plan Grants
To increase the ease of submitting an education plan
proposal, a sample proposal is available.
The district will need to modify the
sample by providing district specific information.
Note the sample was written for the 2007-2008 grant cycle and
will
need to be updated to conform to this year's requirements. It
is the grant writer's responsibility to insure all 2008-2009
requirements are met.
Support is also available from Jeremy Solin,
School Forest Coordinator in the LEAF program. Phone:
(715) 346-4907 Email:
jsolin@uwsp.edu
School Forest Grants
Two school forest sample
proposals are available.
Note these samples were written for earlier grant cycle and
would
need to be updated to conform to this year's requirements. It
is the grant writer's responsibility to insure all 2008-2008
requirements are met. Please click
here
for samples.
