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Grants to Indiana Teachers to Offset the Costs of Outdoor Learning Experiences

Discover the Outdoors Field Trip Grant


Agency
State

GrantWatch ID#
157462

Funding Source
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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Geographic Focus
USA: Indiana

Important Dates
Deadline: 06/30/23 Postmarked Save

Grant Description
Grants of up to $250 to Indiana educators to offset the costs of class trips. This program is open to teachers of private, parochial, public, and home schools in grades kindergarten through 12. Eligible trips must relate to classroom instruction and address academic goals. The grant program is designed to distribute funds to educators interested in taking students on field trips to an Indiana state park or reservoir.

Field trips can engage students in learning about Indiana's fish, forest, wildlife, or natural habitats and their conservation, or about Indiana's history and cultural resources as they relate to Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs. These learning experiences should support science, social studies, and other academic concepts being taught in the classroom. Grants will enable educators to provide real-world learning experiences beyond the classroom.

Each grant request shall be for one specific trip or combination of multiple visits to an Indiana state park or reservoir, and must include an experience with a full-time or seasonal interpretive naturalist at that site (hike, talk, or other scheduled program). A list of eligible sites is available at https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/parks-lakes/.

The grant request is for transportation costs, program fee costs, and applicable material costs. Field trips must involve a minimum of fifteen (15) students in kindergarten through grade 12. 



Recipient

Additional Eligibility Criteria
Any educator in a school or school district in Indiana from kindergarten to grade 12 may apply for the grant. Educators in home school groups are also eligible.

Ineligible
Pre-K classes are not eligible at this time.

Pre-Application Information
Applications are accepted between May 1 and June 30 each year for the school year to follow. Applications must be postmarked no later than June 30.

Applicants will be notified by August 1 regarding potential grant awards.

The applicant is responsible for scheduling the field trip. Scheduling requirements may vary from property to property, so make contact early.

Prior to the planned field trip, each successful applicant will receive funding by check for the trip.

Number of Grants
Multiple awards may be distributed each year based on the availability of funds.

Estimated Size of Grant
The maximum grant award is $250 per application, regardless of the number of grades and students included in the application.

Term of Contract
The planned field trip must occur between September 1 - June 1 of the school year following the application.

Contact Information
Mail completed applications to
Discover the Outdoors Field Trip Grants
Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs
402 W. Washington, Room W298
Indianapolis, IN 46204

For more information, contact the program director at the above address or at DiscoverOutdoorsGrants@dnr.IN.gov.

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