A. To be eligible for a Community Education Grant, a proposal submitted by a school must be for a project that extends beyond the school to actively reach others in the community. To learn more about the District’s youth education programs, contact 1-800-423-1476, ext. 4756 or visit WaterMatters.org/education to learn more.
A. To be eligible for funding consideration, applications must meet the following criteria:
Only applications that meet the above criteria will be evaluated on the 35-point rating scale, with each of the below criterion worth a maximum score of 5 points:
A. No. The goal is to have a clear, concise project proposal. You will be contacted if reviewers require more information or detail during the evaluation process.
A. No. The Community Education Grant program is intended to fund community programs that last nine months or less.
A. The District’s mission is to manage water and related natural resources to ensure their continued availability while maximizing environmental, economic and recreational benefits. To help achieve this mission, the District educates the public about water-related issues through programs and partnerships with individuals, organizations and agencies.
To further support the District’s mission, Community Education Grant projects must include one of the following categories:
A. The Community Education Grant program coordinator will discuss project ideas with you but is not able to tell you if your project will be funded. In order to ensure fairness among all applicants, a written application must be submitted for evaluation.
A. The cost per participant contact hour is the cost for each participant to receive one hour of direct, hands-on education (e.g., workshops, plantings, cleanups, etc.).
For example, if the total cost is $3,000 and the proposed number of direct education hours is 300 (100 participants x 3 hours of direct education each), the cost per participant contact hour is $3,000/300, or $10 per participant contact hour.
A. The cost per person reached is the cost for each person to receive information about the project indirectly through media (e.g., newspaper advertisements, fliers, direct mail, etc.).
For example, if the total project cost is $3,000 and the proposed number of people reached is 100,000, the cost per person reached is $3,000/100,000, or $0.03 per person reached.
A. A watershed is an area of land that water flows across as it moves toward a common body of water, such as a stream, river, lake or coast. The District evaluates the characteristics of its 11 primary watersheds to help identify, prioritize and address water resources issues within each watershed.
For additional information about watersheds and the District’s approach to watershed management, view or download our Living In Florida’s Watersheds brochure.
A. Community-based social marketing (CBSM) incorporates scientific knowledge based on research to achieve sustainable behavior change.
CBSM involves the following steps:
For additional information about CBSM, visit WaterMatters.org/SocialResearch or CBSM.com.
A. In order to issue payments associated with approved grants, the District must receive a completed Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Supplier Classification form (the District’s W-9) from the payee. If the payment will be issued directly to an individual under their social security number on behalf of an association, the individual will be considered an independent contractor of the District. If the amount exceeds $600, the individual will receive a Form 1099 at the end of the year. This will be reported to the IRS as income to the individual to be included in their tax reporting. If the payment will be issued directly to the association under its federal employer identification number, the tax reporting requirements will belong to the association. If you have any questions regarding the tax treatment of these payments, please consult your tax advisor.
A. No. Community Education Grant dollars may not be used to purchase durable equipment that has the potential for broad application and use beyond the scope of your project. Items included in the budget should be tightly focused on the development and implementation of a short-term community project.
A. An applicant who receives a Community Education Grant will be the person responsible for making the project happen from beginning to end. That person, or his/her representative, will be required to view a grant implementation webinar, submit all project-related materials to the District’s Community Education Grant program coordinator for approval, evaluate the project’s success and submit a final report, documentation required on the purchase order and invoice to the District.
A. Talk to potential suppliers of the items or services you think you will need for the project. Get the best estimates possible to include in the proposal. If the project is approved for funding, the amount will be based on your proposed budget.
A. Not without prior District approval. To learn if budgeted items may be adjusted, contact the Community Education Grant program coordinator to gain approval before using the funds for a substitute item. Failure to do so will result in a loss of funds.
A. Once the project is complete, the grantee will submit the following: completed electronic final report, invoicing documentation (detailed on the purchase order) and invoice (not to exceed the purchase order amount). Grantees will be mailed a reimbursement check to the address on the purchase order within six weeks of the District receiving the required documents.
A. Grantees will be mailed a reimbursement check to the address on the purchase order within six weeks of the District receiving the appropriate invoices and documentation.
