WREN Announces 2009 Community Watershed Education Grant Applications Due

The Water Resources Education Network is now accepting applications for its 2009 Community Watershed Education Grants of up to $5,000.

 

Applications are due April 3.

 

See the terrific projects WREN has already funded to get some creative ideas. Use these ideas to develop your own project - No need to re-invent the wheel! Project activities totake place July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010.

 

Eligible projects include watershed education projects that build awareness and educate Pennsylvania citizens about their role as environmental stewards to protect, improve, or remediate the watershed from the impacts of polluted runoff,or nonpoint source pollution.

 

WREN gives priority to projects that incorporate social marketing concepts andencourage individual or public policy action that will protect and improve local water resources.

 

Eligible applicants are Pennsylvania partnerships comprised of watershed associations, civic groups, community/publicwater systems, educational entities such as schools or universities, government entities like cities, townships, boroughs, Environmental Advisory Councils, or municipal authorities, or other governmental or non-governmental organizations.

 

To encourage local leaders to get involved, a municipality is required to be a partner.

 

For more information, visit the WREN website or call Julie Kollar, WREN Program Director at 267-468-0555 or send email to: juliekwren@verizon.net.