Deadlines for Current Grant Cycle (2008)
Program Objectives
Grant Information
Eligible Applicants
Ineligible Applicants
Eligible Grant Activities
Grant Expenditure Guidelines
Ineligible Grant Activities and Expenditures

Program Objectives

• Develop education partnerships
• Foster environmental involvement in young people
• Provide resources to support environmental education
• Enhance environmental literacy through the design, implementation and support of environmental projects
• Encourage through educational activities the understanding of actions beneficial to the environment
  
  

Grant Information

• Grant are worth up to $3,500. There is no minimum grant request.
• Grants are awarded once annually. The grant period is approximately one year.
• This is a reimbursement program. The grant recipient must spend the money first, submit the required paperwork, and then be reimbursed by PRIDE via an Automated Clearing House transfer to the recipient’s bank. Invoices may be submitted periodically.
• PRIDE requires that grant recipients fund or show in-kind services of at least 10% of the grant funds requested. Business and community involvement is encouraged. 

Eligible Applicants

• Teachers from private and public school systems in the 38 counties served by Eastern Kentucky PRIDE
• Educational institutions applying as a school or non-formal educators
• Nonprofit organizations that have 501(c) 3 certification from the Internal Revenue Service (a copy of the certification should be included with the application)
  
  

Ineligible Applicants
PRIDE cannot grant funds to federal agencies nor nonprofit groups that do not have certification or nonprofit status (501 (c) 3) from the Internal Revenue Service.

Eligible Grant Activities

• Cross-curricular environmental education programs
• Programs that focus on water quality, reduction of solid waste or environmentally oriented teacher training
• Educational materials that will aid in teaching, promoting or providing hands-on learning experiences that build environmental awareness
• Programs that will result in lesson plans, materials and projects that are tied to local and regional environmental issues
• Examples include, but are not limited to:  outdoor classroom shelters, greenhouses, wetlands, environmental education tools and equipment, environmental books, videos and computer software
  

Grant Expenditure Guidelines (2009)
Below is a current list of approved expenditures. The amounts are revised each grant cycle as the review committee sees fit.

*Books must be listed on the PRIDE Approved Booklist or approved by PRIDE before purchasing.
**Multi-media materials include educational CDs, DVDs, videos, computer software and tapes.

Ineligible Grant Activities and Expenditures

• Beautification projects
• Food and beverages
• General audio and visual equipment such as digital cameras, TVs, VCRs, DVD players or video equipment
• Administrative fees, wages or travel expenses
• Plastic landscape ponds and pumps
• Gazebos
• Non-native plants
• Teacher or substitute teacher salaries
• Bus transportation costs