2017 Environmental Literacy Advancement Grant Pre-Application Information Session August 2017 | Grace Manubay
Grant Timeline Grant Period: Oct. 2, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2019 Announcement Date: June 23, 2017 RFA Release Date: July 21, 2017 Pre-Application Info Session: Aug. 9, 2017 Pre-Application Question Period Ends: Aug. 28, 2017 Frequently Asked Questions Posted: Sept. 6, 2017 Application Submission Deadline: Sept. 15, 2017 Awardees Announced: No later than Sept. 30, 2017 2
Agenda • Background • Award Information • Eligibility • Submission Information • Program Requirements • Application Scoring • Award Administration • Tips for Completing your Application • Questions and Answers 3
Env. Literacy Advancement Grant Background • Part of the Environmental Literacy Program at OSSE – complements existing school garden and farm-to- school efforts • Goal is to increase capacity of environmental organizations to provide programs to schools represented in the Environmental Literacy Leadership Cadre, which are developing a school-based environmental literacy program • Provides an opportunity to develop a coordinated approach for program delivery • Collaboration between partners is encouraged 4
Award Information / Eligibility • $800,000 available total over two years – $400,000 available for the first year • Nonprofit or community-based organizations with 501(c)(3) status are eligible to apply • Reimbursement grant • Funding is intended to support environmental literacy experiences at an entire grade level at all schools represented in the Environmental Literacy Leadership Cadre, plus a minimum number of classes at cadre alumni schools • Partnerships are encouraged 5
Submission Information • Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS) homepage: grants.osse.dc.gov • The RFA (PDF) is on the OSSE Environmental Literacy grants page • Applications must be submitted using the EGMS portal • EGMS page has resources: – Training Videos – Users Manual – Budget Definitions and Examples – Phone number for Help Desk 6
Submission Information, Continued • Applicants must have credentials entered into EGMS • To register (get credentials) as a new user in EGMS, you will need: – FEIN (Tax ID #) of your organization – DUNS number – SAM expiration date • Central Data section must be complete in order for an application to be submitted • Start this process early so you can be in the system when you’re ready to submit your application 7
Submission Information, Continued • New documents required as part of the application: – Basic Business License or Charitable Solicitations License (or documentation that an application is being processed with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs) – Current W-9 form – Current Master Collection Form • Copies of the forms can be found on OSSE’s Environmental Literacy grants page 8
Program Requirements • “Adopt-a-grade” – elementary only • Provide an environmental education experience: air, water, land, resource conservation, and/or health • Programs must be at all schools represented in the 2017-19 Environmental Literacy Leadership Cadre during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years • Additionally, provide programming to a minimum of 10 classes represented in the 2016-17 cadre alumni schools (to be determined by OSSE) • Programming can take place over the summer and until Sept. 30, 2019 9
Program Requirements, Continued • Provide OSSE with recommendations regarding adoption of grade-level experiences • Communication and reporting 10
Projected Grade Level Student Numbers • School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens Mary McLeod Bethune PCS • Hearst Elementary • Grade Level Number of • Marie Reed Elementary Students* • Lafayette Elementary PreK-3 616 • Burroughs Elementary PreK-4 616 • Key Elementary K 951 • Creative Minds International PCS • Simon Elementary 1 1056 • Eagle Academy PCS (Congress Heights) 2 1009 • Washington Yu Ying PCS 3 916 • Houston Elementary 4 873 • DC Prep PCS Anne Beers Elementary • 5 725 Bruce Monroe Elementary • * Estimated numbers from the • Horace Mann Elementary SY 2016-17 School Year Enrollment Audit 11
Program Topic Areas • Air: air quality, climate change • Water: stormwater, rivers, aquatic wildlife • Land: plants, soil, urban planning, terrestrial wildlife • Resource Conservation: energy, waste, recycling • Health: outdoor physical activity, gardens, food 12
Application Scoring Criteria Scoring Weight Project Vision and Implementation Plan 25 • Description of current environmental education program delivery to DC elementary schools. • Vision of the proposed environmental literacy project. • Implementation plan and timeline. • Plan to address challenges. • Role of partnering organizations and how partners will collaborate. Curriculum Integration Plan 20 • Curriculum using and how it supports the Environmental Literacy Framework. Description of environmental literacy program. • Student and Community Involvement Plan 20 • How students will be impacted, and the community will be involved. Cost-effectiveness of Budget 15 • Clear description of costs and how costs were determined. 80 total 13
Award Administration • Award notification no later than Sept. 30, 2017 • Grantees expected to respond to inquiries and requests from OSSE and the Environmental Literacy Coordinator throughout the grant period • Grants will be monitored through site visits and project reports • All invoicing and reporting will be done through EGMS 14
Tips for Completing your Application • Type out your narrative then copy/paste into EGMS • Save often in EGMS • Start early • Contact the Help Desk with any EGMS issues – (202) 719-6500 | OSSE.Callcenter@dc.gov • Use the scoring rubric to inform your responses • Q&A period – via email – ends on Aug. 28, 2017 • Submit questions to: Grace.Manubay@dc.gov 15
Resources • Environmental Literacy Grants webpage will have links to RFA and responses to questions • Environmental Literacy Leadership Cadre • Environmental Literacy Framework 16
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