Blue School Grant Program

The St. Johns River Water Management District is once again offering their successful Blue School Grant Program!
The St. Johns River Water Management District plans to offer up to $20,000 during the third year of this program. Up to $2,000 per teacher, per school will be awarded to middle and high school teachers to enhance student knowledge of Florida’s water resources. Public and charter school teachers within the district’s boundaries are eligible to apply.
 The application deadline is Sept. 6, 2019, at 5 p.m. The winners will be announced Oct. 1, 2019.
Three types of grants will be available — freshwater resources field study, water conserving landscape projects or water conservation community/school awareness campaigns.

Examples of successful grant applications include:

• Water quality comparison of stormwater ponds on campus
• Field trip to Silver Springs for soil and water sampling
• Water unit in senior English class where students learned about water scarcity and created informative diagrams, flyers and presentations for the community
• Field trips to organic and conventional farms
• Seagrass restoration project
• Water conservation awareness posters and video.

Interested in applying? Head to https://www.sjrwmd.com/education/blue-school/ to learn more about this great program offered by the St. Johns River Water Management District.