WEEB Grant Categories

Grant Program: School Forest Category

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Purpose

Proposals must be for work to implement initiatives identified within the district's WEEB approved school forest education plan.

Elgibility

These funds will only be awarded to public school districts with an officially registered school forest site, an officially approved school forest education plan, and a Department of Natural Resources approved forest stewardship management plan on file with the School Forest Coordianator by the grant application deadline (February 13, 2010).

A listing of school districts with officially registered forests, approved school forest education plans, and approved stewardship management plans on file with the School Forest Coordinator may be viewed on the LEAF website. For information on the status of school forests not on the list, or to discuss the status of items, contact:

Gretchen Marshall, School Forest Coordinator
Phone (715) 346-2633
Email: gmarshal@uwsp.edu

Previous grant recipients must have submitted all reports to be awarded funds from the 2010-2011 grant cycle. Contact the WEEB office if uncertain whether this criterion has been met.

Amount Available

The Forestry Account of the Conservation Fund is expected to provide $190,000 for the 2010-2011 grant cycle. This $190,000 will also be used to make awards in the school forest education plan category. Maximum award per proposal is $30,000.

The "capital expenditure" limit and "site enhancement" limit for school forest education proposals is a maximum of 75% of WEEB grant funds requested.

Please see "Preparing the Budget Summary" link below for definitions of "capital expenditure" and "site enhancement".

 

Download Application Materials (PDF format)

How to apply

To apply for 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 the original and 5 copies (6 sets total) of the following:

• WEEB Cover Page (see Preparing the Cover Page)
• WEEB Consortium Verification (if required, see Preparing the Consortium Verification Page)
• WEEB Budget Summary (see Preparing the Budget Summary)
• Map or diagram page (optional, limited to 1 side of 1 sheet)
• Narrative describing project
  • Mini-grants: limited to one side of one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, minimum of 10 pt font, 1" margins). The narrative should include:
    • How project is tied to one or more fundamental tenets of environmental education
    • How project is tied to an EE2010 goal
    • Who will benefit
    • How they will benefit
    • What you intend to do to bring about this benefit
    • Timeline
    • How you will determine the impact
    • Qualifications of staff person(s)
  • Small grants: limited to two sides of one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, minimum of 10 pt font, 1" margins). The narrative should include:
    • Project Title and Applicant
    • Statement of need
    • Project goals, objectives, and activities
    • Dissemination
    • Project evaluation
    • Staff qualifications
    • Continuation
  • Large grants: limited to six sides of three sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, minimum of 10 pt font, 1" margins). The narrative should include:
    • Project Title and Applicant
    • Statement of need
    • Project goals, objectives, and activities
    • Dissemination
    • Project evaluation
    • Staff qualifications
    • Continuation

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 review form in PDF format) and merit review form (jump to merit form in PDF format) to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal. Note these review forms are from a prior year, and do not correspond directly with this year's requirements. Project directors are responsible for meeting the 2010-2011 requirements for funding.

Mail materials by February 13, 2010 or hand deliver by 4:30 PM on February 12, 2010 to:

Wisconsin Environmental Education Board
110B Trainer Natural Resources Bldg.
UW-Stevens Point
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point WI 54481

Samples

Samples are provided as an aide to those writing proposals and are not meant to restrict your vision of possible projects. For more examples of projects that have been funded in the past, please also refer to the grant recipient database.