Funding-Limited
Submission - EPA National Environmental Education Training Program; May 10,
2010
Agency: Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
The
purpose of this notice is to invite eligible institutions to submit applications
to operate the National Environmental Education Training Program (referred to
as the "National Training Program") as authorized under Section 5 of
the National Environmental Education Act
of 1990 (the Act) (P.L. 101-619).
The
National Training Program delivers environmental education training and
long-term support to teachers and other education professionals across the U.S.
to enable them to effectively teach about environmental issues. Environmental
education training refers to activities such as classes, workshops, seminars,
conferences, and on-line learning which are designed to prepare teachers and
other education professionals to effectively teach about environmental issues.
Long-term support refers to activities that support training such as
maintaining a web site of quality environmental education information,
materials, and resources for educators; integrating environmental education
into colleges and universities; linking environmental education to state
efforts; and applying the results of research and evaluation to environmental
education training programs.
EPA
encourages eligible institutions to form a consortium to operate the National
Training Program due to the broad and diverse nature, in both scope and reach,
of the program. EPA further encourages the formation of consortia with and
between institutions whose diversity reflects that of the program.
Link to Full
Announcement:
http://www.epa.gov/education/pdf/neetpsolicitation2010.pdf
Because each
institution may only submit one application – as a sole applicant or
as the lead institution in a consortium – UK will hold an internal competition
to determine the University's applicant. Individuals interested in submitting
an application should send the following
information to the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for
Research by Monday, May 10, 2010:
·
Name of the project
·
Indication of whether you intend to apply as a sole applicant or as the
lead institution in a consortium; if the latter, list the name(s) of the
partner institution(s)
·
Work Plan Summary (maximum of two
pages):
o
Mission Statement
o
Statement about how you propose to address the National Project for
Excellence in Environmental Education (NPEEE) Guidelines, the environmental
education training needs of education professionals, as well as EPA's
priorities such as working with educators who reach communities of color and
economically distressed communities over a five year period.
o
Statement about the types of education professionals to be reached as
well as the expected demographic populations and geographic areas expected to benefit
from the program in the first year.
o
Statement about how the proposed program will build on existing national
environmental education resources and programs over a five year period.
o
Summary of the outputs and outcomes of the program in the first year.
o
Statement about the funds will be used in the first year.
·
Estimated project costs and source of 25% cost sharing. Because of on-going commitments, the VPR
office will be unable to provide any funds.
A
committee will be convened to review applications and make recommendations. The
external deadline is July 26, 2010.
Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)