[Azyg] the Nature of Learning start-up grants

[Lucy Bradley]

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From: Rausch, Aadron J. [mailto:rauschaj at purdue.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:45 AM
To: youth_in_mg at agad.purdue.edu; ag_in_mg at agad.purdue.edu
Cc: Carroll, Natalie J.
Subject: Youth and Ag Funding


Type:   Foundations
Source: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Program:        The Nature of Learning
Eligibility:    Who should apply for The Nature of Learning start-up
grants? Schools or non-profit organizations, including "Friends"
groups,
Cooperative and Interpretive Associations, Audubon Chapters, are
eligible to apply for funding. By becoming part of The Nature of
Learning program, your community will be eligible for financial and
technical assistance to help achieve the following:

         *       Build educational value on refuges so that visits,
exposure and enthusiasm on public lands expand and continue;
         *       Introduce a process to enhance critical thinking skills
and better prepare students as future community leaders;
         *       Create long-lasting relationships among teachers, local
businesses, community leaders and refuge personnel; and
         *       Develop and nurture a strong sense of stewardship and
civic pride using the refuge and community as outdoor classrooms.
                 Purpose:        The Nature of Learning is the National
Wildlife Refuge System's community-based environmental education
initiative that seeks to:
         *       Use National Wildlife Refuges as outdoor classrooms to
promote a greater understanding of local conservation issues;
         *       Encourage an interdisciplinary approach to learning
that
seeks to enhance student academic achievement;
         *       Utilize field experiences and student-led stewardship
projects to connect classroom lessons to real world issues; and
         *       Involve a partnership among local schools, community
groups, natural resource professionals and local businesses.
                         Name: N/A
                         Deadline: April 17, 2006
                         Maximum Award: $1,000-$5,000
                         Number Of Awards: varies
                         Period: Up to three years.

                 More Information:       For additional information,
please contact Deborah Moore at deborah_moore at fws.gov or Kim Chumney
at
kmchumney at keystone.org. For questions regarded grant applications,
please contact Lauren Madden at lauren.madden at nfwf.org.
                 URL: http://www.nfwf.org/programs/tnol.cfm



Aadron Rausch M.S., CFLE, CGW
State Extension Specialist
Department of Youth Development
   and Agricultural Education
615 West State Street, AGAD 227
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
(765) 494-9516
(765) 496-1151 (Fax)
rauschaj at purdue.edu



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