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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#006666'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Environmental Education Grants Now Available</span> <o:p></o:p></h1><h1 style='margin-left:37.5pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Oklahoma Environmental Quality Education Committee invites qualified individuals to apply for a grant to promote enthusiasm in young people for learning about the environment and natural resources. You must be an Oklahoma teacher, public or private (Pre K – 12), school environmental club, youth group leader, and/or organization with a youth component to apply for the grant. For more information about this grant opportunity, please go to: <a href="http://www.deq.state.ok.us/pubs/lpd/eegrant10.pdf">http://www.deq.state.ok.us/pubs/lpd/eegrant10.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Applicants may apply for amounts from $100 up to $1,000 per grant. A total of $14,000 will be awarded in early 2011 to winning applicants. Eligible categories include:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>environmental club projects</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>green school efforts</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>edible school gardens</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>environmental education supplies</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>outdoor classroom revitalization</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>recycling and composting programs. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Deadline for submission of grant applications is December 1, 2010.</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Recipients will be selected by December 31, 2010. Examples of previous applications are available at:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.deq.state.ok.us/mainlinks/eepage.htm">http://www.deq.state.ok.us/mainlinks/eepage.htm</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><span style='font-family:"Tekton Pro"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Tekton Pro"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tekton Pro"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tekton Pro"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tekton Pro";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tekton Pro";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tekton Pro";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tekton Pro";color:#006666'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>