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Mini-Grants

Overview

EEASC provides grants of up to $1,000 to EEASC members to support Professional Development, Student Learning Opportunities, and Service Projects. Read the guidelines and click through the dropdown menu below to learn more about each type of grant. If you have any questions about mini-grants, please contact admin@eeasc.org. An active EEASC Membership is required to apply for a mini-grant. 

Applications are currently closed for 2025 mini-grants.

General Guidelines

  • Application Deadline and Timeline: Applications typically open in August and reviewed in October. Unless other arrangements are approved by the EEASC Board of Directors, mini-grant expenses project work, and reporting should be completed within six months of the award.
  • Restrictions: EEASC mini-grant funding may not be used for the personal, monetary benefit of any member of EEASC or individual. EEASC reserves the right to not fund any applications that do not further EEASC's mission or that conflict with EEASC's bylaws.
  • Review and Evaluation Process: The EEASC Awards and Recognition Committee will evaluate grant proposals using a standardized rubric and will recommend a slate of mini-grant recipients to the EEASC Board for approval following each application deadline. Upon Board approval, the EEASC Awards Committee Chair will notify applicants as to the status of their applications.
  • Reimbursements: Mini-grant recipients will receive an award notification letter with instructions/guidance for completing a reimbursement request form and final report. Upon receipt of a signed reimbursement request form from the awardee and approval by the Awards Committee Chair, the EEASC Administrator will remit reimbursement check(s) to the winner(s).
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Select a mini-grant type to learn more and apply:

Professional Development Mini-Grants

Overview: EEASC members may apply for up to $1,000 in funding to participate in local, regional, national, or global professional development opportunities.

Eligible Expenses:

  • Registration costs
  • Mileage reimbursements at the standard mileage rate
  • Airfare, train, bus, car, or bike rental reimbursement
  • Lodging expense reimbursement
  • Meal expenses for meals NOT included in the event registration cost, reimbursed at the standard government per diem rate. Receipts for meal expenses are not required.

Evaluation Criteria: 

  • Quality of professional development experience
  • Relevance of professional development experience to applicant’s career or career goals
  • Length of time applicant has been a member of EEASC
  • Availability of matching funding (either cash or in-kind)
  • Applicant’s willingness/plan to share their learning with other environmental educators following the experience
  • Whether the applicant has received a Mini-Grant from EEASC in the last three years (priority will be given to new applicants)

Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements

  • Unless other arrangements are approved by the EEASC Board of Directors, all grant funding will be issued as a reimbursement for expenses pending submission of a reimbursement request form and copies of receipts for eligible expenses. (Mileage and per diem reimbursements are made without receipts.) Reimbursement will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the reimbursement request.
  • Following travel, applicants must submit a brief written report (up to 300 words) and three photos suitable for publication (individuals featured in the photos must consent to their image being made public) describing their professional development experience and learning outcomes.
Application is Closed

*An active EEASC membership is required to apply for a grant. If you are a member but are unable to access the application, log in to your member profile using the login button in the upper right-hand corner. Forgot your login credentials? Reset them using the login options in the upper right-hand corner. Still need help? Contact admin@eeasc.org for guidance.

Service Projects Mini-Grants

Overview: EEASC members may apply for up to $1,000 in funding for innovative projects that support environmental education and environmental stewardship. Projects should design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques, and will serve as models that can be replicated in a variety of settings. Proposals for funding to support the development of new education curricula must clearly demonstrate the need for such curricula, and how these proposed curricula will be substantially different from already-existing resources.

Eligible Expenses:

  • Materials and supplies
  • Contract labor
  • Other expenses not captured above will be considered on a case-by-case basis (e.g., travel expenses, per diem costs, membership fees, registration costs, etc.)

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Project impact (number of people reached or educated through the project)
  • Length of time applicant has been a member of EEASC
  • Availability of matching funding (either cash or in-kind)
  • Justification for budgeted expenses
  • Innovation

Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements:

  • Unless other arrangements are approved by the EEASC Board of Directors, all grant funding will be issued as a reimbursement for expenses pending submission of a reimbursement request form and copies of receipts for eligible expenses. Reimbursement will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the reimbursement request.
  • Following project completion, applicants must submit a brief written report (up to 300 words) describing the project’s outcomes, successes, challenges, and lessons learned. Applicants must also submit three project photos suitable for publication (individuals featured in the photos must consent to their image being made public) with captions.
  • Project publicity (including social media posts, newsletter articles, etc.) should acknowledge the support of EEASC with the statement “This project is supported by a grant from the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina.” This statement and/or the EEASC logo should also appear on any project-related signage or publications which are purchased with grant funds.
Application is Closed

*An active EEASC membership is required to apply for a grant. If you are a member but are unable to access the application, log in to your member profile using the login button in the upper right-hand corner. Forgot your login credentials? Reset them using the login options in the upper right-hand corner. Still need help? Contact admin@eeasc.org for guidance.

Student Learning Opportunity Mini-Grants

Overview: EEASC members may apply for up to $1,000 in funding for preK-12 students to participate in field trips or virtual learning experiences offered by EEASC organizational members/sites and programs.

Eligible Expenses:

  • Transportation costs (e.g., buses for students) to EEASC organizational member Sites/Programs
  • Registration costs to EEASC Affiliate Member Sites/Programs
  • Tools or supplies for students, chaperones, or teachers participating in the experience

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Length of time applicant has been a member of EEASC
  • Availability of matching funding (either cash or in-kind)
  • Whether the applicant (i.e., the school seeking field trip funding) has received a Mini-Grant from EEASC in the last three years (priority will be given to new applicants)
  • Whether the field trip/program host (i.e., the field trip destination site) has benefitted from a Mini-Grant from EEASC in the last three years (priority will be given to field trip/program hosts who have not been the destination/program provider for other recent EEASC Mini-Grant recipients)

Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements:

  • Unless other arrangements are approved by the EEASC Board of Directors, all grant funding will be issued as a reimbursement for expenses pending submission of a reimbursement request form and copies of receipts for eligible expenses. Reimbursement will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the reimbursement request.
  • Following the student learning experience, applicants must submit a brief written report (up to 300 words) and three photos suitable for publication (individuals featured in the photos must consent to their image being made public) describing their students’ learning experience and learning outcomes.
  • To the extent possible, EEASC should be acknowledged as a funding provider for the student learning experience in any relevant communications, including messages to parents, school newsletters, and social media posts.
Application is Closed

*An active EEASC membership is required to apply for a grant. If you are a member but are unable to access the application, log in to your member profile using the login button in the upper right-hand corner. Forgot your login credentials? Reset them using the login options in the upper right-hand corner. Still need help? Contact admin@eeasc.org for guidance.