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<p class="MsoNormal">The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality is currently accepting proposals for the FY 2019 Environmental Education Grant Program.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 (Preschool – 12th grade), school environmental club, youth group leader, and/or organization with a youth component to apply for the grant.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants may apply for amounts from $100 up to $1,000 per grant. A total of $12,500 will be awarded in early 2019 to winning applicants. Eligible categories include: environmental club projects, green school efforts, edible school gardens,
environmental education projects, outdoor classroom revitalization, and recycling and composting programs. Deadline for submission of grant applications is December 15, 2018. Recipients will be notified by January 31, 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on this grant opportunity, click here <a href="http://www.deq.state.ok.us/pubs/oea/eegrant2018.pdf">
http://www.deq.state.ok.us/pubs/oea/eegrant2018.pdf</a> You may also find information at
<a href="http://www.deq.state.ok.us/mainlinks/eepage.htm">http://www.deq.state.ok.us/mainlinks/eepage.htm</a> For any questions contact Sara Ivey at
<a href="mailto:sara.ivey@deq.ok.gov">sara.ivey@deq.ok.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Sara Ivey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Education Programs and Services Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">P.O. Box 1677<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">(405) 702-7122<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Sara.Ivey@deq.ok.gov"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Sara.Ivey@deq.ok.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">
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