California Environmental Literacy Project

Funding Description

The Environmental Education Grant Program (EEGP) provides grants to support programs that will result in long-term educational benefits to California educators and students. The EEGP plays a vital role in connecting California educators with professional development and information about high-quality, standards-based environmental education programs. Five Environmental Literacy Projects will be funded for one year.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Only California County Offices of Education that were funded in 2018-19 with this grant will receive this continued funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Adult
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	California Education Codes Title 2 Chapter 1010, Article 2 Section 51210 and Article 3 Section 51220, Title 1 Chapter 4 sections 8700-8774 and Public Resources Code Chapter 1105 Section 21190(c). Budget item 6100-181-0140.
Source / Type	State / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2020-21
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7135 / 8590
Total Available	$360,000
Recipient Amount	$72,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	Unavailable

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Environmental Education and Environmental Literacy [http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/oeeintrod.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	Funding Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/ee20result.asp]
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Shannon Gordon, 916-319-0190, sgordon@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Maxine Wheeler, 916-323-4746, mwheeler@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-323-5847 (phone), 916-323-2833 (fax)