Applications are being accepted from U.S. based 501c3 non-profit organizations and schools that serve elementary school-aged students.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted by November 21, 2022.
Before you begin the application; make sure your request meets the following requirements:
- Requests must connect elementary school-aged youth to public parks, lands, and waters (federal, state, or local) through a positive and impactful outdoor experience. For reference only, to view the federal public land and water agencies that participate in Every Kid Outdoors, CLICK HERE.
- Outdoor field trips should meet one of the following objectives:
- Align with classroom curricula
- Encourage health and wellness through outdoor recreation
- Foster future outdoor stewards
- Create connections to cultural heritage
- Submitted requests should include details around pre-visit activities leading up to the outdoor field trip, day-of details, and post-visit activities that allow youth to debrief and reflect on the experience.
- Requests should encourage a passion for more outdoor adventures.
- Awarded requests must agree to provide materials as required for reports to donors, including the mandatory final report.
- Outcomes from awarded requests must include a minimum of 5 high-resolution photos that highlight the outdoor experience.
- Special consideration will be given to requests that are specifically engaging 4th grade students in outdoor outings.
- Special consideration will be given to requests that take place on USDA Forest Service lands and grasslands. To find your closest forest, CLICK HERE.
- PLEASE NOTE: Funding received from the Every Kid Outdoors Small Grants Program should ONLY be used to cover transportation and experience costs associated with approved outdoor outings – this includes but is not limited to transportation (public transportation, school buses, charter buses, trains, ferries), food, and safety/first-aid supplies. Please do NOT ask for funding to support operating or salary expenses.
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