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Environmental Education Grants: National Statistics

Explore EE Grant Projects

View a searchable list of all environmental education grants. to explore details about the types of projects supported by the EE grants program. The list can be filtered by year, state, and EPA Region and the data can be downloaded.

Since 1992, a total of 3,960 environmental education (EE) grants have been awarded by EPA nationwide for a cumulative total of $95,104,287. The charts below illustrate across several categories the number of EE grants and amount of funds awarded competitively through the EE grants program.  

  • Grants by Year
  • Grant Funding by Year
  • Audiences Reached by EE Grants
  • Types of Organizations Receiving EE Grants
  • Environmental Issues Addressed by EE Grants

Number of Grants by Year

The chart below shows the number of environmental education grants awarded by year.

 

Year Number of Grants
2023 38
2022 33
2021 34
2020 35
2019 36
2018 37
2017 36
2016 35
2015 35
2014 35
2013 20
2012 21
2011 56
2010 89
2009 92
2008 111
2007 51
2006 138
2005 134
2004 178
2003 196
2002 207
2001 228
2000 166
1999 207
1998 254
1997 267
1996 212
1995 256
1994 249
1993 261
1992 217

Grant Funding by Year

The chart below shows the amount of environmental education grant funding awarded by year.

 

Year Amount of Grant Funds
2023 3620309
2022 3157934
2021 3220054
2020 3250000
2019 3253920
2018 3380449
2017 3220805
2016 3244332
2015 3306594
2014 3306600
2013 2778160
2012 3614630
2011 3707490
2010 3438507
2009 3354289
2008 3354158
2007 1341747
2006 2685467
2005 2689803
2004 2780786
2003 2694765
2002 2784719
2001 2771464
2000 2319305
1999 2481059
1998 3052456
1997 3136405
1996 2132323
1995 2988884
1994 2871118
1993 2726521
1992 2439234

Types of Organizations Receiving Environmental Education Grants

The charts below show environmental education grants statistics by type of organization.

 

Type of Organization Number of Grants
College/University 704
Local government agency (county/city) 255
Non-commercial broadcaster 15
Non-profit organization 2154
School/school district/school board 596
State government agency 165
Tribal education or tribal non-profit organization 71

EE Grant Funds Awarded by Type of Organization (1992–2023)

 

Type of Organization Amount of Grant Funds
College/University 22880253
Local government agency (county/city) 3189849
Non-commercial broadcaster 687147
Non-profit organization 55276084
School/school district/school board 7186485
State government agency 4393349
Tribal education or tribal non-profit organization 1160702

Environmental Issues Addressed by Environmental Education Grants

The charts below show environmental education grants statistics by environmental issue. Many grants address more than one environmental issue.

 

Environmental Issue Number of Grants
Air/Climate Change 293
Biodiversity/ecosystem/habitat/species 1080
Human health 304
Pesticides 71
Soil/agriculture 211
Solid waste/recycling/redevelopment 328
Toxic substances 185
Water 1399
General environmental literacy 1411
State, tribal, and local partnerships 22
 

Environmental Issue Amount of Grant Funds
Air/Climate Change 15161727
Biodiversity/ecosystem/habitat/species 21554413
Human health 6662739
Pesticides 2051246
Soil/agriculture 5260412
Solid waste/recycling/redevelopment 6284563
Toxic substances 10905921
Water 39452287
General environmental literacy 32284736
State, tribal, and local partnerships 2190778

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Last updated on July 11, 2024
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