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Valley Forward is pleased to announce more than $5,000 in grant funding for the 2008-09 school year, made possible by STMICROELECTRONICS and our event partners. Arizona teachers in K-12 can apply for funding to support environmental projects in their classroom, at their school or in their community. Projects must enhance awareness of and interest in environmental sustainability

About the Program

• Arizona educators may apply for grants to support projects that are environmental in nature and that focus on such topics as: energy, water, air quality, transportation, land planning, plants and animals or waste management.
• One or more grants will be awarded.
• Deadline for submitting applications is 4 p.m., December 5, 2008. Applications may be mailed or emailed to info@valleyforward.org.
• Project must be completed by May 1, 2009.
• Valley Forward will select the winner(s), who will be notified on or before January 12, 2009.

Selection Criteria

1. Projects must target students in K-12 and focus on the above listed topics.
2. Projects submitted may be stand-alone, joint efforts with other classrooms or entire schools and may also support existing projects.
3. Projects with matching funds and/or in-kind contributions will be considered.
4. Valley Forward reserves the right to modify any of the above criteria if adequate documentation shows that particular projects will have significant educational and environmental value.

Awards
One or more grants will be awarded at the discretion of the Valley Forward's Environmental Education Committee.

How to Apply
Teachers should complete and return the EarthFest Education Grant Application Form, along with a short project description of no more than two pages and relevant supporting material. Valley Forward must receive applications, no later than 4 p.m., December 5, 2008.

Within 30 days of the project’s completion, grant recipient(s) will be required to complete a project summary form provided by Valley Forward and submit it along with photos of the project. Failure to submit these materials will disqualify submitters from receiving future grants.

VALLEY FORWARD'S 2007-08 EARTHFEST EDUCATION GRANT
TEACHER/PROJECT RECIPIENTS:

• Longview Elementary (Phoenix): Awarded to Noel McClure for a project titled, "How We Can Help" that encourages students to improve their living environment by reducing their use of non-renewable resources and finding ways to recycle and re-use materials in their everyday life.
• Morristown Elementary (Morristown): Awarded to Lowanna Perry for a project titled, "Drawing on Our Desert Roots" an animal studies project involving two eco-field trips for 160 students in K-8 and the opportunity for the students to work with an environmental artist to create a permanent mural at their school.
• Hamilton High School (Chandler): Awarded to Teresa Clark to support the Chandler Unified School District's involvement in a science competition around the theme - "Regeneration Earth".

VALLEY FORWARD'S 2006-07 EARTHFEST EDUCATION GRANT
TEACHER/PROJECT RECIPIENTS:

• Arcadia High School (Phoenix): Awarded to Eric Bodznick, an honors and advanced placement biology teacher of students in grades 9-12, for a project titled, "Pieris rapa & Brassica rapa - A Symbiotic Relationship." Approximately 1,175 of his students in all grades will investigate the life cycle of these butterflies from egg to caterpillar, to chrysalis to adult. They will apply scientific methods to design and conduct controlled experiments that will determine the effect of environmental and manmade variables on the stages of a butterfly's life cycle.
• Highland High School (Gilbert): Awarded to Shiloh Carroll, a ninth grade science teacher, for a project titled, "Pit Fall Traps - Looking at Invertebrate Biodiversity." Approximately 100 students will develop pit fall traps to sample the invertebrate biodiversity of the schoolyard ecosystem for identification, study and recording. They will feed the data to Arizona State University's CAP L.T. E.R. study.
• Morristown Elementary School (Morristown): Awarded to Lowanna Perry, a kindergarten through third-grade teacher, for a project titled, "Our School Garden: Making it Personal." Approximately 75 students in grades K-3 will participate in extending the school's gardening project to include a home planting kit. They will also create a desert tortoise habitat, toad abodes and butterfly garden. This is the second phase of work on this project; Valley Forward helped to fund phase one through a 2006 EarthFest Education Grant.
• Tolleson Union High School (Tolleson): Awarded to Parvona Ulrich, sponsor of the Tolleson Union High School Activists Club, for a project titled, "Garbage vs. Recycling." Approximately 20 students in grades 9-12 will help facilitate education and outreach on the effects of littering and benefits of recycling. They will develop and implement user-friendlier recycling procedures on campus and provide appropriate containers for recycling materials

Application materials must be submitted to:
Valley Forward Association
ATTN: EarthFest Education Grant
3800 N. Central Avenue, Suite 220
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Email: info@valleyforward.org

Download an application in any of the following formats:
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STMicroelectronics, Inc. & our event partners fund the EarthFest Education Grant