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  **President's Environmental Youth Awards\                    **K-12th
  Today's Youth Protecting Tomorrow's Environment**            grade
                                                               students**

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height="0.9791338582677165in"}The President's Environmental Youth Awards
(PEYA) promote awareness of our nation's natural resources and encourage
positive community involvement. Since 1971, the President of the United
States has joined with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
recognize young Americans for protecting our nation's air, water, land,
and ecology. Each year the PEYA program honors a wide variety of
environmental projects developed by young individuals, school classes
(kindergarten through high school), summer camps, public interest
groups, and youth organizations to promote environmental awareness.

Your project -- or one you are sponsoring -- could be an award winner.
Encourage one or more students you know to apply for a PEYA and see what
a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning
project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible
to compete for an award.

How the Program Works

The PEYA competition has two parts --- a regional certificate and a
regional award. The regional certificate program is conducted
year-round. Therefore, applications for this program can be submitted at
any time. All qualified applicants will receive a certificate signed by
the President honoring them for their efforts to protect human health
and the environment.

The regional award program is conducted once a year. Following the
December 31 deadline, the regional awards panel for each of EPA's 10
regional offices reviews applications to select the winner. The 10
regional award winners receive a presidential plaque at an EPA-sponsored
award ceremony in Washington, D.C.

How to Apply

A blank application is provided in this brochure. An electronic version
of this document can be viewed or downloaded in portable document format
(pdf) at EPA's PEYA Web site at *www.epa.gov/peya*. Past projects have
included building nature trails, reversing the decline of endangered
species, starting recycling programs, restoring native habitats,
creating schoolyard habitats, and many other creative, sustainable
efforts. To learn more about past award-winning projects, please visit
the PEYA Web site.

The Application

**Step 1: Review the Eligibility Criteria**

• Project is completed while the student(s) are in kindergarten through
12th grade.

• Student(s) are citizens of the United States or its territories or
have been lawfully admitted for permanent residency.

• Project is sponsored by at least one adult.

**Step 2: Complete an Application**

• Sponsor must sign and date page A-1 of the application.

• Project must be summarized on the pages provided in the PEYA
application form (no more than 300 words). A more detailed description
of the project, addressing the evaluation criteria, should be included
separately on 3 to 5 pages of 8½- by 11-inch paper.

• Typed, double-spaced applications are recommended. The applicant
should type or write on only one side of each page.

• Project must be described based on the criteria (see column to the
right). These criteria will be used by a regional awards panel to
evaluate the application.

Applicants are encouraged to submit photographs, newspaper articles, and
other supporting materials if they provide a more comprehensive view of
the project.

**Step 3: Mail the Application**

• Each application must be mailed to the regional PEYA coordinator.
Applications cannot be submitted electronically.

• A current mailing address for each regional PEYA coordinator is
provided in the application (see page 3).

Application Deadline

For the regional certificate program, applications may be submitted at
any time during the year. For the regional award program, the deadline
for submitting applications is **December 31** of each year.

EPA Regional PEYA Coordinators

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**Region 1**

**CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT**

Kristen Conroy

U.S. EPA

One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SAA)

Boston, MA 02114-2023

\(617\) 918-1069

E-mail: *conroy.kristen@epa.gov*

**Region 2**

**NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands**

Cecilia Echols

U.S. EPA

290 Broadway, 26th Floor

New York, NY 10007-1866

\(212\) 637-3678

E-mail: *echols.cecilia@epa.gov*

**Region 3**

**DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC**

Ellen Lucchetti

U.S. EPA

1650 Arch (3PA00)

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

\(215\) 814-3287

E-mail: *lucchetti.ellen@epa.gov*

**Region 4**

**AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN**

Kathy Armstrong

U.S. EPA

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center

61 Forsyth Street, S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

\(404\) 562-8225

E-mail: *armstrong.kathy@epa.gov*

**Region 5**

**IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI**

Megan Gavin

U.S. EPA

77 West Jackson Boulevard (AT-18J)

Chicago, IL 60604-3507

\(312\) 353-5282

E-mail: *gavin.megan@epa.gov*

**Region 6**

**AK, LA, NM, OK, TX**

Patty Senna

U.S. EPA

1445 Ross Avenue

Suite 1200 (6XA-CI)

Dallas, Texas 75202-2733

\(214\) 665-7178

\(800\) 887-6063

E-mail: *senna.patty@epa.gov*

**Region 7**

**IA, KS, MO, NE**

Denise Morrison

U.S. EPA

901 North 5th Street

Kansas City, KS 66101-2907

\(913\) 551-7402

E-mail: *morrison.denise@epa.gov*

**Region 8**

**CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY**

Wendy Dew

U.S. EPA

1595 Wynkoop Street

Denver, CO 80202-2466

\(303\) 312-6605

E-mail: *vigil.christine@epa.gov*

**Region 9**

**AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa,**

**Guam, Mariana Islands, Palau**

Sharon Jang

U.S. EPA

75 Hawthorne Street (OPA-2)

San Francisco, CA 94105

\(415\) 947-4254

E-mail: *jang.sharon@epa.gov*

**Region 10**

**AK, ID, OR, WA**

Sally Hanft

U.S. EPA

1200 Sixth Avenue (ETPA-086)

Suite 900

Seattle, WA 98101

\(206\) 553-1207

\(800\) 424-4372 (Region 10 only)

E-mail: *hanft.sally@epa.gov*

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All eligible applicants will receive a certificate signed by the
President of the United States honoring them for their efforts in public
health and environmental protection. To be considered for the regional
award program, applications must be postmarked by the December 31
deadline and mailed to the appropriate Regional PEYA Coordinator.

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  Individual/Group/School Name      

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  Title of Project  

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  Number of regional certificates requested  

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**Participants**

List the names, addresses, and grade levels of the youth participants.
Please continue on a separate sheet, if necessary.

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  Name                                                   

  Address                                                

                                                         

  City, State, Zip                                       

  Age                                       Grade        
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  Name                                                   

  Address                                                

                                                         

  City, State, Zip                                       

  Age                                       Grade        
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  Name                                                   

  Address                                                

                                                         

  City, State, Zip                                       

  Age                                       Grade        
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  Name                                                   

  Address                                                

                                                         

  City, State, Zip                                       

  Age                                       Grade        
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  Name                                                   

  Address                                                

                                                         

  City, State, Zip                                       

  Age                                       Grade        
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  Name                                                   

  Address                                                

                                                         

  City, State, Zip                                       

  Age                                       Grade        
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**Sponsors**

List the name(s) of the adult sponsor(s). Application must be signed by
the adult sponsor or sponsors.

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  Name                                   Name          

  Address                                Address       

                                                       

  City, State,                           City, State,  
  Zip                                    Zip           

  Home                                   Home          
  Telephone                              Telephone     

  Business                               Business      
  Telephone                              Telephone     

  E-mail                                 E-mail        

  Signature                              Signature     
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  Date project                                 **Please   
  began                                        indicate   
                                               what you   
                                               applying   
                                               for:**     

                                                          

  Date project                                            **Regional Certificate Only**
  ended                                                   

                                                          

  Did project                Yes      No                  **Regional Awards Program**
  receive                                                 
  press                                                   
  coverage?                                               

  If "yes",                                               Applicants for the regional
  attach press                                            awards program are advised to
  clippings.                                              refer to the evaluation
                                                          criteria when describing
                                                          their project. EPA Regional
                                                          Award Panels cannot make site
                                                          visits, so applicants are
                                                          encouraged to creatively
                                                          present a comprehensive view
                                                          of the project.
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**Description of the Project**

Please provide a short summary or abstract (no more than 300 words) of
the project and identify the results achieved. The purpose and goals of
the project should be included in the summary. A more detailed
description of the project, addressing the evaluation criteria, should
be included separately on 3 to 5 pages of 8½- by 11-inch paper.

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