Fish Iowa! Club/Mentor Effort Mini-Grants
2012-2013 Grant Application
Mini grants (up to $500; over 2 years) are available for local angling education programs that provide multiple experiences and/or an ongoing support network for beginning anglers. Programs must use Fish Iowa! and demonstrate local partnerships that can support efforts after the grant period (two years). Angling education can be part of a broader program or effort, but grant funds can only be used for fishing/fisheries related programming. *Multiple experiences - 3 or more fishing experiences during a grant year (Year 1: March 1 – December 31; Year 2: January 1 – December 31). Grant application deadline: January 7, 2013.
Fishing Field Experience Mini-grants
2012-2013 Grant Application
Mini grants (up to $5 per participant, grant must not exceed $250) are available to help fund school fishing field experiences. The field experience must: occur at a site no more than 50 miles away from the school, and be part of a Fish Iowa! Unit/Course. Grants must be issued to accredited K-12 schools. Grant application deadline: October 1, 2012 and February 11, 2013.
Iowa Archery in the Schools Foundation Equipment Grant Program
This grant program was established to promote youth archery by providing the equipment needed to conduct National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), international-style target archery programs. The equipment is usually provided as part of a "package" that includes all of the equipment needed to start a NASP program.
Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Grant Program
Schools starting a High School/Scholastic Clay Target Program are eligible to apply for a grant for up to $10,000 over a two year period. Details and application procedures are listed on the Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program website.
Place-Based Education Mini-Grants
2012-2013 Grant Application
Mini-grants (up to $750) are available to schools to implement a place-based approach to learn about local aquatic resources/issues in coursework. Grant application deadline: October 8, 2012 and February 11, 2013.
Grant Requirements:
- Has at least one staff member who has participated in a DNR sponsored educator's training (see list on application) as a member of the integration team. (Other conservation/environment/nature resources may also be utilized.) Will implement a place-based unit using local aquatic resources/issues in coursework with a specific group of students using DNR- sponsored educator resource materials during 2012-2013 and/or 2013-2014 school year.
- Will evaluate participant achievement related to standards and benchmarks for content/skill areas of the selected subject area(s) and grade level.
- Will complete online surveys (teacher and student) before and after implementation of the place-based unit.
- Will complete progress and final reports outlining accomplishments of the grant, results of formal assessments, and an accounting of expenditures (forms provided) by June 1, 2013.
Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Conservation Education Program (CEP)
A five-member board implements the CEP and annually they allocate approximately $350,000 in grants for conservation education in Iowa. Grant application deadline: May 15 and November 1.
Small Grants Program
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, funded by donations from the Fish & Wildlife Protection Fund (Chickadee Checkoff) and Natural Resource License Plate funds, has small grants available for projects directly relating to wildlife diversity conservation, education, or research. Approved projects will be funded on a single-year basis but can be submitted for additional funding in subsequent years (not to exceed 3 years in succession). Total grant allotment for 2011 is $10,000 with $2,500 being the maximum amount available per project funding request.
Trees For Kids and Trees For Teens Grant
2013 Spring Grant Application Form
For a writable version of the application, please
e-mail the Trees For Kids Coordinator.
This competitive grant awards between $1,000.00 and $5,000.00 to qualified tree planting projects on publicly owned property. Qualifying public planting areas include, but may not be limited to: street right-of-ways, parks, school grounds, courthouse lawns, public buildings, fairgrounds, cemeteries, libraries, and trails. Applicants must show an educational component of the planting as well. Grants applications are available semiannually, in the fall and spring. All trees for the Spring grant must be planted by May 31, 2013, and for the fall grant they must be planted by October 31, 2013.
Find out more about the Trees for Kids and Trees for Teens programs.