The 2022 DEP Environmental Education Grants Program opened on September 10, 2021. Applications are due December 10, 2021.

These grants can be used to educate children and adults.   Award Types • Mini-Grants up to $3,000 for local (school, county, municipality, or other defined area) environmental education projects. • General Grants (Level I): up to $20,000 for large-scale, regional, and/or statewide environmental education projects. • General Grants (Level II): up to $85,000 for non-formal environmental education programs designed to widely* engage teachers and youth at the county, state, and national levels. (*Teachers and students from at least 60 Pennsylvania counties must directly participate in the project). Projects must demonstrate that at least 30% of the EE program participants live and/or work within an Environmental Justice Area.   There will be a webinar on the grant program on October 5, 2021, from 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. The webinar will be recorded and posted afterward.   Click here for more information on the grant program.