Monday, March 17, 2008

California State Parks Foundation Competitive Grants Program

The California State Parks Foundation is a statewide membership organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and advocating for the California State Parks System. Since its inception, CSPF has raised over $127 million to benefit California State Parks and its programs. As an extension of its mission, CSPF offers competitive grants (usually ranging from $200-$6,000) to benefit our State Parks System and to support the Department's mission. Qualified non-profit groups, as well as California state park units and park agencies are encouraged to apply. In general (and as funds permit), CSPF grants in 2007 are targeted in four main areas: Volunteer Efforts and Recognition; Education and Interpretation; Natural and Cultural Resource Protection; and Capacity Building for cooperating associations. The Foundation also makes a number of discretionary grants each year that may fall outside the main target areas.
http://calparks.org/programs/competitive-grant/

Green Works! Service Learning Projects

Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! offers grants to implement community action and service-learning projects. GreenWorks! projects should address an environmental issue and involve students from pre-school to high school in hands-on community action. Maximum Award: $5,000. Eligibility: applicant must have received training in PLT; youth must implement the project; project must integrate student learning and community service; project must include at least one community partner, such as a local organization or business; project must acquire 50% matching funds.
Deadline: April 30, 2008. http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_18.html.