[Mesppsdir] FW: Priority Notice: 2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative Grants Available

[Ferguson, Sarah (DOE)]

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Sarah

From: Maine Department of Education <communications.doe at maine.gov>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 7:38 AM
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Subject: Priority Notice: 2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative Grants Available

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2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative Grants Available

Dear Champions of Education,

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is excited to launch the third year of the Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative, and grant applications are available now. These grants support hands-on, engaging, interdisciplinary outdoor learning and career exploration opportunities that connect students with Maine’s amazing natural environments and landscapes.

This funding can be used to facilitate outdoor learning programs before, during, or after school; on weekends; during school breaks and/or over the summer. Applications will also be considered for schools and organizations that wish to use the funding to enhance or expand existing outdoor programming. Grants are expected to be awarded in the early spring and all programs must be completed by September 1, 2024. 

Maine school administrative units (SAUs), Career and Technical Education (CTE) Centers and Regions, Education in the Unorganized Territory (EUT) schools, charter schools, and approved private schools are all eligible to apply. The 2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative Request for Applications (RFA, also known as grants) is available here<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=c500fb5972&e=4bb1694fe4>.  See RFA 202311223 for explicit information and definitions on eligibility and allowable uses of funding. Grant RFPs and RFAs | Division of Procurement Services (maine.gov).  See RFA 202311223 for explicit information and definitions on eligibility and allowable uses of funding. Grant applications are due on January 12, 2024. 

Grant awards will range from $25,000 to $999,999 with a total of $2,000,000 available. The 2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative grant requires a marketing and outreach plan for reaching students from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as an emphasis on Maine DOE’s Whole Student <https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=ec661b0241&e=4bb1694fe4> Approach.  

This 2024 Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative opportunity is funded entirely by the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER)<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=cd49eefd53&e=4bb1694fe4> fund. Learn more about the Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative<https://maine.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a582edd6473e477ef6307c769&id=5da02323ad&e=4bb1694fe4>. The DOE's Maine Outdoor Learning Initiative contact is Natalie.Owens at Maine.gov<mailto:Natalie.Owens at Maine.gov>.

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