Angler Education: Educational Grants & Contests

The Angler Education Program will maintain a list of grant opportunities. Check back often as more grants will be added as the information becomes available.

• Physical Education Grants Initiative: Fishing and Boating Educational Grants [exit DNR]
  

  Deadline Extended to February 4, 2008!

  Members of the Wisconsin Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance or the National Association for Sport and Physical Education are eligible to reel in $2,500 grants to implement or enhance fishing and/or boating in their schools. The deadline for applying for the 2008-2009 grant has been extended. It is now February 4, 2008.
• Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT) [exit DNR]
  Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Projects
  

  The GLFT accepts pre-proposals through mid-January each year and if you are invited to apply, the proposal is then due in April and awards are made in August that year. These grants are for updating and disseminating existing Great Lakes youth ecosystem education material. For information about pre- and final proposal requirements and application procedures, visit the GLFT web site - Applying for Grants [exit DNR] (You will want to click on "Ecosystem health and sustainable fish populations").

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [exit DNR]Environmental Education Grant Proposals for 2008 are due December 20, 2007, click here for application: How to Apply for an Environmental Education Grant [exit DNR]
• Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Grant Program [exit DNR]
  The deadline for applying for WEEB grants for the 2008-2009 grant cycle is February 15, 2008. Awards will be announced in May 2008.
• National Resources Foundation: Besadny Conservation Grants e-mail them or you can call toll free at (866) 264-4096. The deadline for applying to the National Resources Foundation for the Besadny Conservation grants during the next grant cycle will be January 15, 2008. Use the e-mail or phone number provided above to get information on the grant application process and requirements for submitting your grant by January 15, 2008. Awards will be announced in March 2008.
• State-Fish Art Contest [exit DNR]
  Students in Grades 4-12 are eligible to win Scholarships, Art Supplies and Fishing Gear - Deadline March 31, 2007.

For more information on educational grants, please contact Theresa Stabo or at (608) 266-2272, Natural Resources Educator.