Earth Force Inc

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ZONES

GLOBAL RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK: GREAT LAKES SCIENCE AND SERVICE LEARNING INITIATIVE (GLSSLI)

K-12 SCHOOL-BASED

ALEXANDRIA YOUTH ACTION FOR THE BAY (AYAB)

ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE STUDENT ACTION PROJECTS

VIRGINIA GREEN (GLOBAL RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NETWORK): SUSTAINING MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATION IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURES BY MAKING SMALL GRANTS TO A CONSORTIA OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER

THE RECIPIENT WILL DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURES THROUGH SIX LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY ACTION TANKS WHO WILL CREATE COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURES TO

THIS PROJECT CREATES A LINK BETWEEN PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PLACEMENT OF EDUCATORS TO ENSURE THAT NEW EDUCATORS ARE ABLE TO APPLY ENVIRONM

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO EARTH FORCE TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT, WHICH WILL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES, THAT WILL SERVE TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIOR THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT IN REGION 8. THE GRANTEE WILL DO THIS BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CLIMATE RISK AND LOCAL DECISION-MAKING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THE PROJECT-BASED APPROACH EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON LOCAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS AND IDENTIFY ISSUES DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO THEIR LIVES. BASED ON WHAT THEY LEARN, THEY DELVE INTO THE COMMUNITY'S POLICY AND PRACTICE CONTEXT SURROUNDING THESE CHALLENGES AND ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLANNING. CULTURERISE EXTENDS THOSE IDEAS TO PREPARE EDUCATORS TO GUIDE STUDENTS TOWARDS A DEEPER COMPREHENSION OF THE UNEQUAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HOW, GIVEN THE UNIQUE STRUCTURES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEY CAN PLAY A ROLE IN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PREPAREDNESS. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN REGION 8 AND PROVIDE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE: DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE: THIS STAGE ENGAGES EIGHT EDUCATORS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN A PROCESS OF REFLECTION ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE EDUCATION AND THE CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. DISSEMINATION PHASE: THIS PHASE FOCUSES ON DISTRIBUTING, PROMOTING, AND TRAINING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN THE USE OF THE MATERIALS. BY THE END OF THE DISSEMINATION PHASE, CULTURERISE WILL ENGAGE 100 EDUCATORS WORKING WITH 4,500 STUDENTS WHO WILL UNDERTAKE ACTION PLANS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE WITHIN REGION 8. SUBRECIPIENT:TWO GROUPS OF SUBAWARDS WILL BE MADE UNDER THIS PROPOSAL. THE FIRST GROUP WILL BE 8 LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES (LEA) THAT ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE RISE CHALLENGE ($2,000 PER AGENCY). THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF EDUCATORS IN A FEEDBACK SESSION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS. THE LEA'S WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON TWO CRITERIA: 1) BEING FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. EARTH FORCE HAD PRELIMINARY WORK PLAN - EARTH FORCE: PAGE 1 CONVERSATION WITH LEAS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE WILL DRAW FROM THAT ARE LISTED IN THE FULL PROPOSAL; AND 2) PAST PARTICIPATION IN THE RISE CHALLENGE. THE SECOND GROUP OF SUB AWARDEES WILL BE 10 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DRAWN FROM DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS REGION 8 ($9,000 TOTAL). THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR COMMITMENT TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR PROJECTS AND WORK IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: CUSTOMIZED EDUCATIONAL TOOLS: THE INITIATIVE DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE CONTEXTS OF EDUCATORS SERVING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITHIN REGION 8. ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES: IT PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT REGION 8, PROMOTING WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY. COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING: CULTURERISE EMPOWERS TEN ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER CLIMATE RESILIENCE EDUCATION ALIGNED WITH THE SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: -70% OF YOUNG PEOPLE WILL SHOW AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED IN LOCAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE EFFORTS. - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE EFFORTS INCREASES LOCAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE IMPACTS. - LOCALLY RELEVANT CLIMATE RESILIENCE EDUCATION WILL LEAD INCREASED ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE STRATEGIES ENSURING THAT THOSE STRATEGIES REFLECT LOCAL NEEDS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMU

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,000 TO THE EARTH FORCE, INC. EARTH FORCE, INC. WILL PARTNER WITH THE KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY PARTNERSH

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITIES, 100 PRE-SERVICE EDUCATORS LEARN HOW TO INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION STRATEGIES INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. THEY LEARN

THE EARTH FORCE PROJECT WILL GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS THEN REQUIRE THEM TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT HOW THE PROBLEM C

ALBUQUERQUE URBAN WILDLIFE REFUGE PARTNERSHIP - EARTH FORCE

THIS AWARD PROVIDES FUNDING TO EARTH FORCE TO WORK WITH DENVER PUBLIC WORKS AND DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS THAT REACH 750 YO

EARTH FORCE PLANS TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE BY INVOLVING UNDER-SERVED YOUTH IN CREATING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS PRESSING WA

THE NOAA CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED EDUCATION AND TRAINING (B-WET) PROGRAM WILL BE PROVIDING $165,00 AS A 3-YEAR GRANT TO EARTH FORCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CAPITOL ECOCIVICS PROJECT WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL 6TH GRADERS THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CIVICS-BASED MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THIS INITIATIVE WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUSTOMIZED CURRICULUM RESOURCES, EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, AND INCREASED COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS SUCH AS RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME INFORMED CITIZENS CAPABLE OF ADVOCATING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY

VISTA STATE

THE NATURE CONNECTION IS A MODEL ENDORSED BY THE CONSERVATION FUND'S FORUM ON NATURE AND CHILDREN TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE, LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING

THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE AIR POLLUTION AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES EFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN A NORTHWEST DENVE

DEVELOP A CURRICULUM AND TRAINING STRATEGY FOR SECONDARY EDUCATORS AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATORS THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES A). UNDERSTAND THE TOXIC RELEASE