Trout in the Classroom

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Funding Opportunities

• Local Banks and Businesses
• Local Fishing Clubs
• Trout Unlimited - Contact your local chapter.
• Idaho Fish and Game - Occasionally, Idaho Fish and Game will have funds to help with equipment purchases. Contact the Fish and Game office near you and ask to speak with the Regional Conservation Educator.
• Idaho Community Foundation
• Idaho Power
• Toshiba America Foundation Grants - Applications for grants under $5,000 are accepted year-round. Check the website for grades K-6 and 7-12 application rules. Deadline for grants over $5,000: February 1 or August 1. The Toshiba America Foundation encourages teacher-led, K-12 classroom-based programs, projects, and activities that have the potential to improve classroom experiences in science, mathematics, and technology.
• Captain Planet Foundation - The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to support hands-on environmental projects for youth in grades K-12. Our objective is to encourage innovative activities that empower children around the world to work individually and collectively as environmental stewards.
• Toyota Tapestry Grants for Teachers - Open to K-12 teachers of science residing in the United States or U.S. territories or possessions. All middle and high school science teachers and elementary teachers who teach some science in the classroom are eligible. This program has deadlines; check the website to find them. Proposals must describe a project including its potential impact on students, and a budget up to $10,000 (up to $2,500 for mini-grants). Environmental Education is one of their three target categories.
• Kids in Need Teacher Grants - Kids In Need Teacher Grants provide K-12 educators with funding to provide innovative learning opportunities for their students. The SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation helps to engage students in the learning process by supporting our most creative and important educational resource - our nation's teachers. Businesses work through KINF to sponsor classrooms.
• Outdoor Classroom Grant Program - Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and National Geographic Explorer! Magazine have teamed up to create an outdoor classroom grant program (Trout in the Classroom can be framed with stream study and release trips). The program focus is to engage students in hands-on natural science experiences and allow enrichment across the core curriculum. All K-12 public schools in the United States are welcome to apply.
• Target Field Trip Grants - Education professionals who are employed by an accredited K-12 public, private or charter school in the United States that maintain a 501(c)(3) or a 509(a)(1) tax exempt status can apply for up to $1,000 for a class field trip. Educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals or classified staff of these institutions must be willing and able to plan and execute a field trip that will provide a demonstrable learning experience for students.

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