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2021 Grantees

Title
Location
Grant Amount
Return to Outdoor Life
Rijeka, Croatia
$1,140
St. Monica Catholic School
Indianapolis, Indiana
$125
St. Andrew Catholic School
Cape Coral, Florida
$600
Kuentz Elementary School
Helotes, Texas
$1,300
Comparing Freshwater and Saltwater Habitats - Downeast Institute
Beals, Maine
$1,250
Petrinja High School
Petrinja, California
$760
Prairie Project
Toledo, Ohio
$2,250
Surfrider Blue Water Taskforce
San Luis Obispo, California
$800
Robbins Park Salamander Project
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
$1,065
Virtual GLOBE/ESS Midwest Collaborative - Virtual Science Symposium
Wayne, Michigan
$1,250
Tonto Creek Camp - Pathways to Learning
Payson, Arizona
$1,200
Camp Discovery 2021
Blythewood, South Carolina
$872
Satellite High School
Melbourne, Florida
$1,195
Clarkstown High School North
New City, New York
$1,227
Central Nebraska Bioblitz Trunk
Lincoln, Nebraska
$1,250 matched by $1,188
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Titusville, Florida
$1,195
Pacific Grove Museum 2021
Pacific Grove, California
$1,850
Suffield Outdoor Learning Lab
Suffield, Connecticut
$1,250
Harris Center Aquatic Research
Hancock, New Hampshire
$1,245
The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
Homer, Alaska
$1,225
Going Back Outside from the Great Indoors
Detroit, Michigan
$635
Lost Ladybug Nature Detectives
Fair Oaks, California
$700
Connecting Classrooms to the Coastal Ocean
Monterey, California
$1,250 matched by $353
Salish Sea School
Anacortes, Washington
$1,699
Garrett High School Salty Surveyors
Garrett, Indiana
$1,250
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
Providence, Rhode Island
$980
2021 Coast to Coast Virtual Student Symposium
Berkeley, California
$1,000

About YLACES:

Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists assists and rewards the implementation of inquiry-based, experiential science education where students do science and contribute to the understanding of our environment through recognition and financial reward programs.

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Grants range from equipment and supplies for taking environmental measurements to recognition and support for students presenting their research projects and working for pervasive inclusion of student research projects in science teaching. 

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YLACES does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, source of income, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or retaliation in the administration of its programs or activities, as is required by applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders. It is the policy of YLACES to support organizations, projects, and programs that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other legally protected characteristics. YLACES does not knowingly award grants to organizations that discriminate in their hiring, those they accept as volunteers, or the clients they serve. YLACES seeks to accommodate all who need support to the maximum extent possible.

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YLACES is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and other applicable federal non-discrimination laws, including, but not limited to, Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and 40 C.F.R. Part 7.

 

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1920 Quincy Street, NW

Washington, DC 20011

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dixon@ylaces.org

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