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

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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
October 31 deadline, the regional awards panel for each of EPA's 10
regions reviews applications to select the winner. The 10 regional award
winners receive a presidential plaque at an EPA-sponsored award
ceremony.

How to Apply

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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/enviroed/awards.html. 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, or 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 **October 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

Email: *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

Email: *echols.cecilia@epa.gov*

**Region 3**

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

Larry Brown and Ellen Lucchetti

U.S. EPA

1650 Arch (3C GOO)

Philadelphia, PA 19103

\(215\) 814-5527 (Larry)

\(215\) 814-3287 (Ellen)

Email: *brown.larry@epa.gov* and *lucchetti.ellen@epa.gov*

**Region 4**

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

Kathy Armstrong

U.S. EPA

61 Forsyth Street, S.W.

Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

\(404\) 562-8225

Email: *armstrong.kathy@epa.gov*

**Region 5**

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

Megan Gavin

U.S. EPA

77 West Jackson Boulevard (P-19J)

Chicago, IL 60604-3507

\(312\) 353-5282

Email: *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

Email: *senna.patty@epa.gov*

**Region 7**

**IA, KS, MO, NE**

Denise Morrison

U.S. EPA

901 North 5th Street

Kansas City, KS 66101

\(913\) 551-7402

Email: *morrison.denise@epa.gov*

**Region 8**

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

Christine Vigil

U.S. EPA

One Denver Place (8-OEE)

999 18th Street, Suite 300

Denver, CO 80202-2466

\(303\) 312-6605

Email: *vigil.christine@epa.gov*

**Region 9**

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

**Guam, Mariana Islands**

Sharon Jang and Bruce Sivils

U.S. EPA

75 Hawthorne Street (PPA-1)

San Francisco, CA 94105

\(415\) 947-4254 (Sharon)

\(415\) 972-3350 (Bruce)

Emails: *jang.sharon@epa.gov* and *sivils.bruce@epa.gov*

**Region 10**

**AK, ID, OR, WA**

Sally Hanft

U.S. EPA

1200 Sixth Avenue (ETPA-086)

Seattle, WA 98101

\(206\) 553-1207

\(800\) 424-4372

Email: *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 October 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                                                   

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  Name                                                   

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  Name                                                   

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  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     

  Email                                  Email         

  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 describe the project and identify the results achieved.

Applicants for the regional awards program may use up to four additional
pages to provide details about the project.

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