Grants and Funding Opportunities

The Foundation invites K-12 teachers to apply for grants up to $1,500 to develop or implement environmental curricula that integrate hands-on ecology exercises into the classroom.

NEA's Green Across America grants of up to $1,000 are available to help you implement your innovative education program, activity, lesson, or event to excite students about going green, caring for the earth, and creating a sustainable future.

Presented by the National Gardening Association, the award recognizes and supports youth gardening programs focused on teaching about our environment, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States.

NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Grants are national grants focused on creating an environmentally literate public that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the ocean, coasts, Great Lakes, weather and climate in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions. The next round of grants will be announced in June 2010.

Classroom Earth supports teachers around the country who want to make environmental education part of their curriculum. Classroom Earth's 2010 Professional Development Grants enable applicants to take two online courses, creating a strong foundation in environmental education.

The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program provides grants to educational organizations to establish outdoor learning centers.

Scholastic and Lexus have partnered to give students the opportunity to make a difference in the health of our planet. In the Lexus Eco Challenge teams will define an environmental issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to address the issue, implement the plan and report the results. Teams consist of five to 10 students and one teacher adviser.