Project WILD is a Training Partner in the ee360+ Leadership and Training Collaborative (ee360+). An ambitious multi-year initiative, the ee360+ Leadership and Training Collaborative connects, trains, and promotes innovative leaders dedicated to using the power of education to create a more just and sustainable future for everyone, everywhere. Led by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), ee360+ is made possible through funding and support from U.S. EPA and twenty-seven partner organizations representing universities and nonprofits across the country, and five federal agencies. Through this partnership, ee360+ brings together more than five decades of expertise to grow, strengthen, and diversify the environmental education field. Visit www.ee360.org to learn more.

Goal: Drive Educator Excellence through developing a cadre of educators and trainers who are environmentally literate and better prepared to be effective environmental educators. 

Objectives  

• Deliver in-service educator training that builds on existing quality environmental education programs. 
• Increase outreach to diverse populations (including geographical diversity). 
• Increase delivery of wildlife and climate change professional development to in-service educators. 
• Deliver pre-service educator training that enables faculty and instructors in education departments at colleges and universities to effectively include environmental education in their courses. Special emphasis on working with HBCU’s and Tribal colleges. 

Year 4 Dates: June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025

How to Apply
Please complete the Project WILD ee360+ Training Grant RFP Year 4 Application (see below). RFP Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until all funds are exhausted. Your proposal can include a request for up to three (3) boxes of Project WILD, Aquatic WILD, Flying WILD, or Climate & Wildlife Guides. Every guide that is requested must be allocated to an educator through a training workshop you provide. For example, if you request sixteen guides, you must provide training for 16 educators (formal, non-formal, college/university faculty, pre-service). If you have last-minute cancellations for your workshop and cannot train the numbers of educators you expected to, you must contact Elena Takaki to work something out and train the numbers you listed in your RFP. All training must be completed by May 31, 2025. Upon completion of your workshop, you must submit a final report (see links below), an agenda, description, and zip codes of attendees. Not required, but strongly encouraged are: photos, presentations, flyers, etc. 

• Project WILD ee360+ Training Grant RFP Year 4 Application. (Please submit the Word OR Online Form(s))
  • Word version (includes 1A In-Service and 1B Pre-Service) - Includes grant guidelines and details.
  • Online Form 1A In-Service Only 
  • Online Form 1B Pre-Service Only

• Project WILD Year Four ee360+ Coordinator Order Form - You MUST use this order form to receive guides. NOTE: You will need the total dollar amount from this order form to complete the RFP Application above. Please submit this order form to Elena Takaki  (etakaki@fishwildlife.org).

• Requirements - With your final report, you must submit the following:
  • Agenda
  • Description of workshop
  • Zip code(s) of training location
  • Participant Survey completion
  • Final Report form - see links below under "Reporting"
• Optional Documentation
  • Photos and Videos - photo release form
  • Flyers, Presentations, etc.
• Participant Surveys-  Please ask workshop participants to complete the survey at the end of your workshop. Participant Surveys are a requirement of the grant. They can respond electronically (preferred), or you can print it out, scan the completed surveys, and email them as one file with your final report to Elena at etakaki@fishwildlife.org.
  • 1A In-Service (electronic), QR Code 1A (pdf)
  • 1B Pre-Service (electronic), QR Code 1B (pdf)
  • 1A In-Service (hard copy)
  • 1B Pre-Service (hard copy)

Resources
Use these resources to better understand the RFP and Reporting processes. Feel free to also use them during your wokshop to help explain the grant details and information.

• ee360+Project WILD Overview PDF (prepared PowerPoint explaining the ee360+ grant)
• ee360+ Project WILD Overview video (PowerPoint with audio recording explaining the ee360+ grant) 
• Logos to use to on materials for your workshop. 
  • ee360+ logo
  • NAAEE logo
  • Project WILD/AFWA logo

Reporting:
Participating in this opportunity necessitates reporting.

• Interim Report – Due Dec 1, 2024. Please email a one paragraph update to Elena at etakaki@fishwildlife.org.
• Final Report - Due May 1, 2025. Please use the Final Report forms (either electronic OR Word) to submit workshop information and email supporting documents to Elena at etakaki@fishwildlife.org.
  • 1A In-Service Final Report form (electronic) 
  • 1B Pre-Service Final Report form (electronic)
  • 1A In-Service Final Report form (Word)
  • 1B Pre-Service Final Report form (Word)