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EPA Selects Three Organizations in New York and New Jersey to Receive $300,000
to Support Environmental Education
NEW YORK (July 9, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced the selection of three organizations in New York and New Jersey to
receive a total of $300,000 in grant funding for Environmental Education
projects.
“Advancing environmental education advances EPA’s mission because it
better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public
health today and in the future,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
“This year’s environmental education grant recipients will work in
underserved communities across the country to foster a deeper understanding of
environmental challenges and inspire action towards sustainable
solutions.”  
“Ensuring access to environmental education programs is vital for nurturing
the next generation of environmental stewards,” said EPA Regional
Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “EPA is pleased to provide funding directed to
projects in Camden, NJ and New York City that will ignite young people’s
passion for our environment and foster their commitment to its protection.”
The following organizations have been selected to receive this year’s EE
Grants in New York and New Jersey:
Trail Blazers working in Brooklyn, NY will receive $100,000 for their project
“IMPACT.”
Informed by the rise of climate anxiety in young people, this project will
engage children and teens in Brooklyn, NY, through climate literacy
programming. The program aims to enhance climate literacy, environmental
affinity, and knowledge/stewardship skills. The program employs research-based
methodologies, including a place-based and outdoor-oriented model, hands-on
activities, and a capstone Community Service Project.
New York Sun Works working in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, NY will receive
$100,000 for their project “Educating the Next Generation of Environmental
Innovators: Bringing Environmental & Climate Education to NYC Public Schools.”
This project will deliver its climate and environmental education program to
eight schools in New York City — four in Brooklyn, two in Queens, and two in
Manhattan. The program aims to build students’ proficiency in inquiry-based
climate and environmental science, enhance understanding of urban
agriculture’s role in sustainable communities, and expand teacher knowledge.
Rowan University working in Camden, NJ will receive $100,000 for their project
“Greening Camden: Educating, Empowering, and Enriching Communities for Climate
Action and Cleaner Air”
Using urban greening initiatives (e.g., tree planting, nature-based solutions,
and urban gardening) to help address the impacts of climate change and air
pollution in Camden, New Jersey, an environmental justice and overburdened
community. Activities span all seven stages of the environmental education
continuum, including awareness, knowledge, critical thinking, problem-solving,
decision-making, action, and stewardship. Notable activities involve creating
learning modules, an online certificate program, and collecting micro-level
air quality data from various locations.
EPA anticipates providing funding for these projects once all legal and
administrative requirements are satisfied.
The funding will range from $50,000 to $100,000, to organizations that provide
environmental education activities and programs. This year’s grantees will
conduct project activities in 28 states and the Republic of Palau, America
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
Since 1992, EPA has distributed between $2 million and $3.7 million in EE
grant funding each year, for a total of over $95.1 million supporting more
than 3,960 projects. The program traditionally provides financial support for
projects that design, demonstrate or disseminate environmental education
practices, methods or techniques.
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