What is REAP-CEP?
The Conservation Education Program (CEP) is a key provision of the Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Act of 1989. A five-member board implements the CEP and annually they allocate approximately $350,000 in grants for conservation education in Iowa.
Click here to read Quick Facts about CEP.
Click here to review the CEP Administrative Rules.

REAP CEP Update Newsletter
For free electronic updates about REAP CEP and other environmental education news, send an email to salterberg@uni.edu with "Subscription to REAP CEP Update" in the subject line. You can expect about 15 emails per year, 10 of which will be the REAP CEP Update Newsletter.

Deadline
Grant applications are reviewed two times annually. Applications must be emailed by May 15 or November 1 to be eligible for funding.

Review Process
Proposals will be evaluated by the five-member REAP CEP Board. Each board member will be eligible to vote on the proposal unless they represent the agency or organization that submitted the proposal.

CEP Standard Application Process	*.doc	*.pdf	*.xls
Updated 05/01/08. Grant Applications and Procedures Manual - See this document for the legislative overview of REAP CEP, its purpose, general information and application information.
Proposal Summary Information Form (Form A)
Budget Summary Form (Form B) - Please use the Excel form if possible. Excel will automatically check all addition for you. - If you must use the PDF form, be sure to complete Parts I and II and double-check all addition before submitting your proposal. - Click here to see an example.
Timeline Form (Form C)
Midterm and Final Report Form
Bill Form for Final Project Billing to DNR
CEP Evaluation Criteria
Assistance with Program Evaluation - Follow the process for determining your project's outcomes and evaluation

CEP Perpetuate a Good Idea Mini-Grant Application Process--May Grant Round Only	*.doc	*.pdf
Mini-Grant Application Manual and Evaluation Criteria - See this document for information about the mini-grant program, Perpetuate a Good Idea. Maximum request: $5,000. May Grant Round Only.
Proposal Summary Information/ Timeline Form (Form I)
Budget Summary Form (Form II)
Assistance with Program Evaluation - Follow the process for determining your project's outcomes and evaluation

Previously Funded Projects	*.pdf
View the 2007 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2006 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2005 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2004 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2003 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2002 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2001 CEP Funded Projects
View the 2000 CEP Funded Projects

REAP CEP Board
The five members of the CEP Board, as required by law, are appointed, one each, from the state departments of education and natural resources, the Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards, Iowa Association of Naturalists, and Iowa Conservation Education Council. The Department of Natural Resources provides staff to carry out the duties of the board. Click here for contact information for each board member.

The REAP Act recognizes that environmental education is one of the long-term integrated efforts that is needed to conserve and protect Iowa’s natural resources. It states the duties of the CEP Board are to: “...revise and produce conservation education materials and specify stipends to Iowa educators who participate in innovative conservation education programs approved by the board.”

CEP Board News
- The REAP CEP Board will hold a work session on Wednesday, June 4 starting at 10:00 a.m. It will be held at the Story County Conservation Board Meeting Room, 56461 180th St. in Ames. This session is open to the public.
- There will be a CEP Board Teleconference on July 15, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. This teleconference is open to the public. For call-in information, contact Susan Salterberg at salterberg@uni.edu.
- Click here to review the CEP Board Meeting Minutes, February 26, 2008.