Eligible Entities
• U.S. institutions of higher education
• Not-for-profit institutions as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS
• Consortium of such institutions
EPA encourages eligible applicants to form a consortium to operate this program. Eligible applicants may be a member of a consortium in more than one application.
Eligible Activities
Operating training and education programs for formal and non-formal education professionals to build national capacity of environmental education training includes, but is not limited to:
• Developing and disseminating environmental education guidelines
• Developing and implementing state educator certification programs, and
• Providing access to information about high-quality programs and resources.
Ineligible activities include:
• Technical training of environmental management professionals
• Environmental “information” and/or “outreach” projects that have no additional educational component,
• Advocacy promoting a particular point of view or course of action;
• Lobbying or political activities
• Non-educational research and development; or
• Construction projects–EPA will not fund construction activities such as the acquisition of real property (e.g., buildings) or the construction or modification of any building.
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