20 U.S.C. § 5505 — Environmental education grants

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The Administrator may fund environmental-education and training projects. The section lists eligible activities, priorities, application and performance rules, matching requirements, and grant limits.

(a) Agreements and grants. The Administrator may enter a cooperative agreement or contract, or give a grant, for projects that design, demonstrate, or spread environmental-education and training practices, methods, or techniques. (b) Eligible activities. Eligible projects include programs for (1) environmental curricula and educational tools; (2) field methods and techniques, including assessing environmental and ecological conditions and analyzing pollution problems; (3) understanding and assessing a specific environmental issue or problem; (4) training teachers, faculty, or related personnel in a geographic area or region; and (5) designing and demonstrating United States cooperation with Canada or Mexico on environmental issues. (c) Priority. The Administrator must favor projects developing (1) a new or significantly improved practice, method, or technique; (2) one that may be widely used; (3) one addressing a skill or scientific field identified as a priority in the report under section 5508(d); or (4) one addressing an issue the Administrator considers highly important. (d) Program and rules. The program includes seeking projects, choosing among proposals, supervising and evaluating projects, and spreading information about the effectiveness and feasibility of the practices, methods, techniques, and processes. Within one year after November 16, 1990, the Administrator must publish rules for each part of the program. (e) Solicitations. Within 90 days after the first money is appropriated for this chapter, and each year afterward, the Administrator must publish a grant solicitation stating what proposals must contain and enough other information for evaluation. (f) Applications. A local education agency, college or university, State education or environmental agency, nonprofit organization, or noncommercial educational broadcaster may apply. (g) Performance. The applicant, or a person acceptable to both the applicant and Administrator, must perform each project. (h) Matching. Federal money for a demonstration project may not exceed 75 percent of total cost. The non-Federal share may be in-kind or other noncash support. If the Administrator finds the project deserves support but cannot proceed without more Federal support, the Administrator may approve a different match, including full Federal funding. (i) Limits. A grant may not exceed $250,000. Also, 25 percent of all money obligated under this section in a fiscal year must go to grants of no more than $5,000.

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(a) Cooperative agreements and grants

The Administrator may enter into a cooperative agreement or contract, or provide financial assistance in the form of a grant, to support projects to design, demonstrate, or disseminate practices, methods, or techniques related to environmental education and training.

(b) Eligible activities

Activities eligible for grant support pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, environmental education and training programs for—

(1)

design, demonstration, or dissemination of environmental curricula, including development of educational tools and materials;

(2)

design and demonstration of field methods, practices, and techniques, including assessment of environmental and ecological conditions and analysis of environmental pollution problems;

(3)

projects to understand and assess a specific environmental issue or a specific environmental problem;

(4)

provision of training or related education for teachers, faculty, or related personnel in a specific geographic area or region; and

(5)

design and demonstration of projects to foster international cooperation in addressing environmental issues and problems involving the United States and Canada or Mexico.

In making grants pursuant to this section, the Administrator shall give priority to those proposed projects which will develop—

(1)

a new or significantly improved environmental education practice, method, or technique;

(2)

an environmental education practice, method, or technique which may have wide application;

(3)

an environmental education practice, method, or technique which addresses a skill or scientific field identified as a priority in the report developed pursuant to section 5508(d) of this title; and

(4)

an environmental education practice, method, or technique which addresses an environmental issue which, in the judgment of the Administrator, is of a high priority.

(d) Scope of program and implementing regulations

The program established by this section shall include solicitations for projects, selection of suitable projects from among those proposed, supervision of such projects, evaluation of the results of projects, and dissemination of information on the effectiveness and feasibility of the practices, methods, techniques and processes. Within one year of November 16, 1990, the Administrator shall publish regulations to assure satisfactory implementation of each element of the program authorized by this section.

(e) Solicitation notices

Within 90 days after the date on which amounts are first appropriated for carrying out this chapter, and each year thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a solicitation for environmental education grants. The solicitation notice shall prescribe the information to be included in the proposal and other information sufficient to permit the Administrator to assess the project.

(f) Applications

Any local education agency, college or university, State education agency or environmental agency, not-for-profit organization, or noncommercial educational broadcasting entity may submit an application to the Administrator in response to the solicitations required by subsection (e) of this section.

(g) Performance of projects

Each project under this section shall be performed by the applicant, or by a person satisfactory to the applicant and the Administrator.

(h) Matching requirements

Federal funds for any demonstration project under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of such project. For the purposes of this section, the non-Federal share of project costs may be provided by inkind contributions and other noncash support. In cases where the Administrator determines that a proposed project merits support and cannot be undertaken without a higher rate of Federal support, the Administrator may approve grants under this section with a matching requirement other than that specified in this subsection, including full Federal funding.

(i) Limitations on grants

Grants under this section shall not exceed $250,000. In addition, 25 percent of all funds obligated under this section in a fiscal year shall be for grants of not more than $5,000.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–619, § 6, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3330.)

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1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-619 · 104 Stat. 3330

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