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AT24-162 Webinar TPWD Outreach Grant Program
April 10 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FreeEvent Title: Webinar AT24-162 TPWD Outreach Grant Program
VMS-AT: AT: Texas Parks and Wildlife (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT24-162 – Webinar TPWD Outreach Grant Program, Presenter:
Jessica Lagalo(AT=1h)
Event Date: 04/10/2024
Event Time: 2:00p-3:00p
Event Summary:
Learn the criteria for the Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) and how Grants are awarded.
Event Description:
Life is better outside! The Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grant provides $5,000- $100,000 in competitive grant awards to organizations that engage underrepresented audiences in outdoor recreation, environmental education, and conservation, in direct partnership with TPWD sites, programs, and resources. CO-OP grant recipients are as diverse as the communities in Texas they serve and must be a non-profit organization. They include conservation groups, nature centers, summer camps, churches, school districts, health/social service organizations, and municipalities. The next CO-OP grant application cycle opens August 1, 2024, and closes November 1st , 2024 at 5pm CST for program funds awarded March 1, 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend a free grant writing workshop to best support a well-crafted project application, offered around the state each summer.
The Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP) grant provides funding to tax-exempt organizations for programming that engages under-served populations in TPWD mission-oriented outdoor recreation, conservation and environmental education activities.
Who We Fund
Grants are available to tax-exempt organizations such as local government, Universities, school districts and non-profit organizations. This program builds relationships with constituencies who have been under-represented in Texas Parks & Wildlife Department activities and programs. Target audiences served include low income, ethnic minority, female and individuals with a disability.
What We Fund
CO-OP provides grants to tax- exempt organizations ranging from $5,000 to $100,000. This is a reimbursement grant program. Recipients must purchase eligible items and submit proper documentation before being reimbursed. Eligible organizations can apply to use these funds for programming expenses such as personnel, food, travel expenses, participant liability insurance, entrance fees, outdoor recreation equipment and environmental education supplies.
When We Fund
CO-OP grants are funded annually following the application deadline of November 1st each year.
Eligibility and additional information can be found on our webpage in August: https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/grants/recreation-grants/grant-programs Click on Co-op
Jessica Lagalo has served in TPWD’s State Parks division for the last 8 years, providing leadership to state-wide outreach initiatives such as Texas Outdoor Family, State Park Ambassadors, and the Buffalo Soldier Heritage program and now serving as the Community Outdoor Outreach Program Grant Coordinator. Jessica has worked in the field of conservation and education for over 25 years, completing a degree in environmental education at Unity College and Community Studies at Antioch University. She started her career as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service in Montana, served as a nature center education manager in New Mexico, and eventually found her way back to Texas to earn credentials as a Secondary Science and ESL teacher and instructional science specialist.
Cost: Free
NOTE: This webinar will not be recorded – you will need to attend the webinar to receive the information.
Webinar offered at 2:00 (Central), April 10, 2024
A Zoom Link will be sent to registrants the morning of the webinar
Event Location: Webinar
Presenter:
Jessica Lagalo
Contact Information:
(512) 389-4800 or (800) 792-1112
Organization Website:
TPWD
Sponsoring Organization:
TPWD
