Grants Available

January 8, 2002

3.  GRANT OPPORUNITY: Five Star Restoration Grant Program--Deadline: March 1, 2002.  The National Association of Counties, the Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Wildlife Habitat Council, in cooperation with U.S. EPA and NOAA, are soliciting applications for the Five Star Restoration Challenge Grant Program. The Five Star Program provides modest financial assistance for "on-the-ground" community-based wetland, riparian and coastal habitat restoration projects.  Ideally, the project should involve diverse partnerships of five Organizations or more that contribute funding, land, technical assistance, workforce support, and/or other in-kind services (including schools or youth groups; corporations, local businesses, conservation organizations or local citizen groups, state or federal resource agencies; and foundations or other funders). Preference will be given to projects that 1) are part of a larger watershed or community stewardship effort, 2) include specific provisions for long-term management and protection, and 3) demonstrate the value of innovative, collaborative approaches to restoring the nation's waters. FY2002 Five Star Challenge Grant Announcement and Application form can be found at:
http://nfwf.org/programs/5star-rfp.htm 

January 8, 2002
4.  GRANT OPPORUNITY: Toyota Tapestry Grants-- Deadline January 17, 2002  Over the past eleven years, the Toyota Tapestry grant program, sponsored by Toyota and administered by National Science Teachers Association, has awarded 443 grants totaling nearly $4.5 million to teachers in the United States and US territories. This year 50 grants of
up to $10,000 each and a minimum of 20 "mini-grants" of $2,500 are available to K-2 teachers of science in the following three categories: Environmental Science Education, Physical Science Applications, or Literacy and Science Education.  To apply for funding, qualified teachers must write a Toyota Tapestry proposal. Proposals must describe a project including its potential impact on students, and a budget up to $10,000 (up to $2,500 for mini-grants). Complete information about this opportunity can be found at the NSTA website at .