Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0729-0006
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Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2023-06-30T04:00Z

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          Environmental Education Local Grants 
Progress Report Form

General Information 
                                                                 Project Title:

                                                        Recipient Organization:

                                                          Organization Address:

                                                          Project Manager Name:

                                                                 Email Address:

                                                                  Grant Number:
NEXXXXXXXX
                                                        Grant Award Start Date:

                                                          Grant Award End Date:

                                                                               
Reporting Period Information
                                Type of Report
                      Date Report Submitted (MM/DD/YYYY)
                        Period Begin Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
                         Period End Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Quarterly

Final/Comprehensive

Instructions
Quarterly Progress Reports that detail the work being done during the award are due according to the schedule set out by your Project Officer at the beginning of your award period (for example: 1/30, 4/30, 7/30, 10/30). You have 30 days after the end of the reporting period to email your report to your Project Officer. A Final/Comprehensive Report that details the work that was done over the full award period is due 120 days after the award end date. Upon completion of your Final/Comprehensive Report, you must email it, along with all relevant attachments, to your Project Officer. 
 Report on accomplishments made in relation to the tasks that were described in your application. 
 The report template includes several places to provide quantitative data that can be tabulated. EPA staff will use the data you provide in this report to help quantify the impact of the EE Grant Program. 
 There is not a recommended page number or limit.  Provide concise responses for all items below.
 Please include attachments that illustrate your progress (for example, newspaper articles, photos of students' work, survey results, lessons developed, etc.). EPA requests that you include hard copies or digital copies of examples instead of web links, such as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, original clippings, or other formats that can be stored with the report and will not expire.
Please contact your Environmental Education (EE) Grant Project Officer if you have any questions about your reporting requirements.

Project Highlights 
Provide a few short statements to highlight major environmental or educational project accomplishments this project achieved over the full award period. Please enter at least 3 highlights. The information submitted in the final progress report may be shared with the public on an EPA website. 
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Developed a guide for educators across the southeastern United States to improve understanding of local systems for municipal solid waste, landfills, material recovery facilities, recycling, and composting
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Model Practices
Describe how the project can serve as a model of EE best practices. If applicable, include details about how the project's best practices have been shared with other EE organizations and which organization's you have shared this information with.  

Activities Completed
Use the table below to identify the activities completed through the grant. The table should be cumulative so that this final progress report contains a complete list of all activities completed during the full award period. Add rows as needed. 
 Activity Name:  Enter a short name for the activity.
 Date Completed:  Provide the specific date that the activity was completed, or the month and year if a specific date is not appropriate.
 Location Details:  Enter details about the location of the activity such as the city, state, county, census tract code, and school name(s).
 Zip Codes:  Enter the Zip code(s) where the activity was conducted.
 Underserved Communities:  Enter "Yes" or "No" to indicate whether the activity reached any of the underserved communities specified in the RFA: people/communities of color, tribal and indigenous populations, High-Poverty Areas, Persistent Poverty Counties, and Title 1 Schools. Check all that apply. 
      
                                 Activity Name
                           Date Completed (MM/YYYY)
 Location Details 
(City, State, County, Census Tract Code, School Name, etc.)
                                  Zip Code(s)
                         Underserved Communities (Y/N)

                                       

        People/communities of color, tribal and indigenous populations
                              High-Poverty Areas
                          Persistent Poverty Counties
                                Title 1 Schools

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
Total Number of Underserved Communities Reached
Enter the number of underserved communities that have been reached through the grant. Each unique community should be counted only once, even if multiple activities reached the same community. For example, if several activities reached one Title 1 school, the count should be only 1.    
                            Underserved Communities
                    Cumulative
(During full award period) 
Total Number of High-Poverty Areas
                                       
Total Number of Persistent Poverty Counties
                                       
Total Number of Title 1 Schools 
                                       

 

Total Number of Individuals Reached by Audience Type
Enter the number of unique participants for each of the audience types below that have been reached through the grant. If applicable, use the "Other" rows to specify audience types that are not listed. Enter the total number of all participants in reached during the full award period in the "Total" row.
                                Audience Types
                     Cumulative
(During full award period)
Kindergarten (K)-Grade 12 School Administrators
                                       
K-Grade 5 Students
                                       
K-Grade 5 Educators
                                       
Grades 6-8 Students
                                       
Grades 6-8 Educators
                                       
Grades 9-12 Students
                                       
Grades 9-12 Educators
                                       
Nonformal/Informal Educators
                                       
Public  --  Children (younger than 18 years old)
                                       
Public  --  Adults (at least 18 years old)
                                       
Undergraduate Students
                                       
Graduate Students
                                       
Agriculture/Farmers
                                       
Other: 
                                       
Other: 
                                       
Other: 
                                       
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Work Products
Provide a summary and links to all work products that were developed during the full award period (such as curricula, lesson plans, teacher guides, games, quizzes, videos, etc). If any of your work products were developed offline, please attach them as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, or other formats that can be stored with your report.
                               Type of Resource
          Resource Description 
(1-4 sentences and URL or Attachment)
                                Grade Level(s)
Example
Lesson Plans

This interactive lesson plan module encourages students to explore their local watershed through a hands-on lab, an outdoor exploratory session with maps, and an EnviroAtlas web-mapping session that can be completed with or without internet access. https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/exploring-your-watershed

K-6

Project Accomplishments (Outcomes)
Outcomes are the results, effects, or consequences that have occurred or will occur from carrying out the activities or outputs of the environmental education project.
 Short-term (6-12 months): Progress must be completed and reported to EPA during the project period. 
 Medium-term (12-24 months): Progress should have begun during the project period.
 Long-term (2+ years): Progress should have begun during the project period. 
Use your grant work plan and logic model as a guide to document the outcomes achieved through the project, specifying the type (short-, medium-, or long-term) and status. In the last column, explain the methodology used for determining the status. The Final Report is cumulative so the table below should contain a complete list of accomplishments during the full award period. Add as many rows as needed.
                                    Outcome
                      Type 
(Short-, Medium-, Long-term)
                                    Status 
                        (Complete, In Progress, Future)
                       Quantification Notes/Methodology
Example:
Through a new conservation program, 100 students per year conduct environmental stewardship activities to improve watershed habitat.

Medium-term

In progress

The program involves 25 students per year from 4 local elementary schools.

Budget Summary and Benefits to Underserved Communities
Summarize your project expenditures in the table below. Row "a" should match your grant award document. Distinguish between EPA and matching funds.
                               Expense Category
                          Approved Budget as Awarded 
                  Cumulative 
(During the Full Award Period)
                                       
                                   EPA Funds
                                   Matching
                                     Funds
                                    Total 
                                  
EPA Funds
                                Matching Funds
                                       
                                     Total
a. Total Project Budget

b. Total Expenses (total of b.1-b.7)

       Personnel

       Benefits

       Travel

       Supplies

       Contracts

       Indirect Costs

       Other (e.g., Subawards)

c. Final Balance (a-b)

Explain any budget issues encountered during the full project period.  

Subawards 
List subrecipients used and how much EPA funding each received during the full award period.
                               Organization Name
                        Description of Accomplishments
                          Cumulative Funding to Date

Identify any challenges you experienced with subrecipients or the implementation of your subaward program, if applicable. 

Media Attention of Your Project 
If applicable, please provide copies of media attention your project received throughout the full period of performance for the grant. Examples include, but are not limited to, features in local newspapers, news sources creating social media posts about your work, etc. EPA requests that you include weblinks along with digital copies, such as scanned images, portable document format (PDF) files, or other formats that can be stored with the report and will not expire like weblinks can. 

Challenges and Discrepancies
Describe any challenges you encountered during the full project period and how you overcame them (If applicable).