Education Grants/Competitions

Litter Trashes Everyone Grant
The PalmettoPride Litter Trashes Everyone (formerly Challenge for the Environment) grant is designed to get elementary, middle and/or high school students involved in activities that will educate them and their communities about the importance of keeping their state clean and attractive, while promoting in the next generation a sense of pride in the community. Successful projects will be designed to refurbish the environment and change the attitudes of those who do not value a clean and beautiful environment.

APPLICATION FORM

Levels of Funding

Grant awards may range up to up to $5,000.  Eligible grant activities may include any combination of the following projects:

Carolina Fence™ Garden – Up to $2,500, 1 per school, per school year
The South Carolina Wildlife Federation's Carolina Fence™ Garden is a simple landscaping program that attracts native wildlife species to habitats by using plantings and landscaping materials that are readily found in local garden shops and nurseries. The Carolina Fence™ Garden incorporates both natural and cultural elements, which have been designated as symbols of our state.

Recycling Troopers – Up to $1,500, 1 per school, per school year
Dorchester County Recycling and Keep Dorchester County Beautiful developed the award-winning Recycling Troopers program as a recycling educational outreach in the Dorchester County Public Schools. This student led white paper recycling program teaches students responsibility for their school and the environment. It also helps develop strong leadership skills. This program is easy and fun for the whole school. The students take pride in their accomplishments, and it unites the school on a single project. This program can be open to newspaper recycling and can work with schools that have existing recycling programs.

Green Readers – Up to $1,000, per school year
Establish a Green Readers program in your school. Purchase from a suggested list of environmentally focused books that fall within the current ELA guidelines.

Items not covered by grant: Absolutely no Salary/Labor Costs

Eligible Applicants

Any accredited school in South Carolina. There are two ways a school may apply for a grant:

1. The school, as a whole
2. A school club/organization or national service program

Grant Guidelines

1. Must include the PalmettoPride and Department of Education K-12 Litter Curriculum as part of their lesson plans during the grant period.

2. Participate in the Great American Cleanup (March - May)

3. Must submit cleanup results online by June 30, 2010

4. Must submit an Expenditure and Final report

Litter Trashes Everyone Playwriting Competition
Open to students who are South Carolina residents, ages 12 through high school.  Public, private, charter and home school students are welcome to compete!  Winning playwrights receive cash prizes and the opportunity to have their play performed by schools and civic theatre troupes throughout South Carolina.

Award:             1^st Place (1)         $500.00 gift card   
                       2^nd Place (45)      $100.00 gift card

A total of 46 cash prizes (1 per county) will be awarded.  All prizes will be awarded as gift cards to be used at winning group/person’s discretion.  All prize winners must release rights to the winning play to PalmettoPride to be distributed and used at PalmettoPride’s discretion.

APPLICATION FORM

For more information please contact our Grants Manager, Sherryl Jenkins.