7
                                   sa
       CD
       Environmental Educational Resources
                              In Region  7
Office of Public Affairs
126 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66101


On November 16,1990, the Presi-
dent signed the National Environ-
mental Education Act (NEEA),
Public Law 101-619.

The act established the Office of
Environmental  Education within
EPA. That office is mandated to
establish environmental education
and training programs, develop
internships for college students and
fellowships for educators, and
create an awards program to rec-
ognize outstanding contributions
to environmental education.

Under the act, EPA is directed to
solicit, select and fund environ-
mental education grants for edu-
cation agencies and non-profit
organizations. The NEEArequires
that 38 percent of the funds Con-
gress appropriates in a given year
for activities under NEEA be
available for the Environmental
Education Grants Program. Grants
may not exceed $250,000, and 25
percent of all grants funded in a
single year may not exceed $5,000.
Each approved grant project re-
quires a 25 percent financial match
Phone:      (913) 551-7003
            Toll Free: 1-800-223-0425
            (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Educational Resources
SERVICES
Speakers
Chipmunk (Visits
Water Wizard Visits
Audiovisuals
Publications
Field Trips (tours)
Technical Assistance
Classes/Programs
K-6
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

Q
Junior
High
Q

Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
High
School
Q


Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
College/
Civic
Q


Q
" Q
Q
Q
Q
CATEGORIES
Air Pollution
Asbestos
Hazardous Waste
Pesticides
Radon
Recycling
Solid Waste
Water Pollution
Wetlands
Q


Q

Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q

-------
&EPA
   by the grant recipient. That match
   can include  in-kind services or
   other non-cash support.  The so-
   licitation process for these grants
   generally occurs in the latter part
   of the year, and grants are awarded
   early the following year.

   The act established the Federal
   Task Force on Environmental
   Education and the National Envi-
   ronmental Education Advisory
   Council to advise EPA's Admin-
   istrator on environmental educa-
   tion activities.  The Environmen-
   tal Education Advisory Board was
also created within EPA to coordi-
nate activities and programs within
the agency.

The NEEA  also established the
National Environmental Education
and Training Foundation, which
can solicit and spend corporate
and private donations to support
environmental education activities.

EPA sponsors the President's En-
vironmental  Youth Awards Pro-
gram (PEYA).  It is a  two-tier
program designed to recognize
young people who have been in-
volved in environmental projects.
The annual PEYA program is a
non-competitive  program for
young people in grades K-12. The
PEYA National Awards Competi-
tion is competitive, and winners
receive a free trip to Washington,
D.C.,  to attend the awards cer-
emony. Applications for the com-
petitive portion must be submitted
by July 31,  while the certificate
program can be submitted anytime
during the year.
                     other EPA Regional Offices
   EPA Region 1
   JFK Federal Building
   Boston, MA 02203
   (617)565-9447
   Connecticut, Massachusetts,
   Maine, New Hampshire,
   Rhode Island and Vermont

   EPA Region 2
   26 Federal Plaza
   New York, NY 10278
   (212) 264-2980
   New Jersey, New York,
   Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

   EPA Region 3
   841 Chestnut Street
   Philadelphia, PA 19107
   (215) 597-9076
   Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylva-
   nia, Virginia, West Virginia,
   District of Columbia
EPA Region 4
345 Courtiand Street, NE
Atlanta,  GA 30365
(404)347-4727
Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina and
Tennessee

EPA Region 5
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, EL 60604
(312) 353-3209
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin

EPA Region 6
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
(214) 655-2200
Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico,  Oklahoma, Texas
EPA Region 8
One Denver Place
999 18th Street
Denver, CO 80202-2405
(303)294-1119
Colorado, Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and
Wyoming

EPA Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415)744-1581
Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, American Samoa,
Guam, Trust Territories of the
Pacific

EPA Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 553-2949
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington

-------