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Examples of Outputs and Outcomes for Environmental Education Grant Proposals
The chart below provides examples of some of the outputs and outcomes Environmental Education Grants may produce. It is intended as guidance to define terms used in the fiscal year 2011 solicitation notice for EE sub-grants. A basic logic model template can be used to print out a specific version that complements your grant proposal.
| Sample Logic Model of PROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES (examples of outputs and outcomes for various
types of projects) |
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| OUTPUTS | OUTCOMES | ||
| Short-term | Short-term | Medium-term | Long-term |
| Prime Recipient | |||
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Local needs assessment to determine what activities sub-awards should support Marketing plan to attract/seek qualified applicants for the sub-award projects Workshops to offer technical assistance to potential sub-awardees on applying for and effectively managing a grant project Competitive announcement, including plan for review, selection and award of sub-grants Plans for managing and evaluating sub-award projects |
Improved organizational capacity to implement an environmental education small grant program Increased awareness of environmental education needs in the Region Increased ability to replicate a small grant program and pass along the experiential knowledge to others |
Increased networking with and access to regional environmental education programs Changes in awareness about issues and decisions that affect how diverse populations view environment issues in general and environmental education in particular |
Establishment of sustainable environmental education programs in the Region |
| Sub-awardees | |||
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Recruitment of teachers, students, or other target audience Teacher Training Workshops/Clinics Courses and Field Trips for students Educational Materials Videos, CDs, DVDs, web sites Conferences and presentation of results |
Students and teachers learn about the environment and develop skills to protect it Increased critical thinking and problem solving skills Increased motivation to become stewards and protect habitat and the environment Educators are motivated to train others Assessment of learning/ measuring success |
Students and community leaders make decisions to improve their environment Specific actions are taken to improve the environment Environmental stewardship is underway Assessment of actions to improve the environment/Measuring success |
Improved environmental literacy and social change for the better Increased stewardship leads to civic responsibility for environmental protection, habitat preservation, and pollution prevention |
