Provide for Residential Environmental Education for Middle School

The summary for the Provide for Residential Environmental Education for Middle School grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Park Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Provide for Residential Environmental Education for Middle School: The objective of this Agreement is to provide more than 1,500 students and their teachers the opportunity to live and learn in a national park for three days during the school week each fall and spring.This is a robust youth engagement program, designed and delivered in partnership with Prince Williams Forest Park, which overcomes the capacity and delivery constraints of the NPS. Nature Bridge will: 1. Deliver overnight, multi-day, curriculum-based environmental science education programs in Prince William Forest Park for students in grades 4 – 12, with an instructor ratio of approximately 1 instructor per 15 students. These programs will include: Recruit, select, hire, train, and manage environmental educators who are knowledgeable in education and interpretation techniques. Educators will be Wilderness First Responders or First aid certified. Program content will include the study of the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed found in the Mid-Atlantic region including geology, plant, creek, forest, and animal ecology. Students participating in overnight programs will receive program-related equipment from NatureBridge when necessary and/or appropriate. Programs may include pre- and post-trip classroom visits to students participating in NatureBridge programs.