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For over 50 years, Keep North Carolina Beautiful has operated a financial grant process that is open to any K-12 educational organization and/or 501(c)3 organization with programming that educates the youth of the state of North Carolina; in particular, positively impacting students environmental sustainability knowledge with specific projects in outdoor classroom settings.

 

Over the course of that time, these financial "Window of Opportunity" (WOO) grants have touched educational organizations within all 100 counties in the state of North Carolina. It is Keep North Carolina Beautiful's goal to impact organizations with a WOO Grant in all 100 counties across the state, in the same calendar year.

 

The WOO Grants are for beautification, replenishment and recycling projects that educate the youth of

North Carolina on the impacts of preserving and enhancing our state’s environmental sustainability. The funds

are meant to provide resources for materials critical to the learning project/environment and are intended to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students.

 

Think of projects that involve students collaborating on the site planning & design, the budgeting, and working together as a team to develop the project with hands on activities. Aim for projects with intended learning principles and specific outcomes, presenting projects that contribute positively to the environment and sustainability. Good examples include native tree plantings, flower plantings, pollinator gardens, hand-made bird houses, mosaic stepping stones, or hand-made items that contribute to an outdoor learning environment, etc.. 

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Unless the students are creating any of the following materials with their projects, these grants are not meant to provide resources for pre-made structures such as benches, signs, playground equipment, etc... 

 

The Window of Opportunity (WOO) Grants begin at $1000 each.

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For more information on Keep North Carolina Beautiful's "Window of Opportunity" (WOO) grants,

and how to apply, visit this page: https://www.keepncbeautiful.org/window-of-opportunity-grant

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