Educational Grants & Contests

Reel in grants to enhance your school- or community-based conservation, environmental and outdoor education efforts. For example, some grants provide funding to purchase fishing equipment or to help get your students engaged in habitat restoration work. Occasionally, fisheries-related contests (but not fishing tournaments) are posted here, too. Check back often for updates on deadlines or new grants.

	Environmental Education in Wisconsin [exit DNR] This list is mainatined by the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Check it frequently for updates.
	C.D. Besadny Conservation Grants Program [exit DNR] Grants from $100 to $1,000 to promote the responsible stewardship of Wisconsin´s natural resources at the local level by providing matching grants for small-scale, natural resource projects and programs. Applications must be postmarked on or before January 17, 2012.
	Teachers' Outdoor Environmental Education Fund [exit DNR] Grants of up to $1,000 for public school teachers (K-12) to undertake outdoor environmental education projects. Applications must be postmarked no later then January 17, 2012.
	Great Lakes Fishery Trust - Ecosystem Education Projects [exit DNR] Grants to educational, governmental, tribal, and nonprofit institutions with a 501(c)(3) designation for specific funding goals, themes and priorities. Pre-proposals accepted through mid-January each year and proposals due in April.
	U.S. EPA´s Environmental Education Division (EED) [exit DNR] Grants to support environmental education projects enhancing the public´s awareness, knowledge, and skills to help people make informed decisions that affect environmental quality. Each year grant [exit DNR] schedules and applications materials are available in September.
	Wisconsin Environmental Education Board [exit DNR] Grants for environmental education programs.
	Wisconsin Coastal Management Program [exit DNR] The Wisconsin Department of Administration administers educational grants related to the Great Lakes through the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP). Applications are typically due in early November.

For suggestions on this listing of educational grants, please contact:
Theresa Stabo, Natural Resources Educator
(608) 266-2272