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16 December 2020, 9:40 AM
Horizons Regional Council has awarded 13 grants to Enviroschools for environmental and sustainability projects.
Sarah Williams Horizons Enviroschools Regional Coordinator says the Pat Kelly Enviroschools Action Fund helps to support schools who are empowering their young people to engage and learn about the environment, and to take action on issues which are important to them. “The number and calibre of applications have increased significantly since we started offering this fund to our 78 Enviroschools in 2016-2017,” says Mrs Williams “Although many Enviroschools have innovative ways to raise money to contribute to project costs, some projects may require a little more input.” We received 19 applications from six of the seven districts in our region, seeking a total of just over $15,500. “The initial fund available was only $7,000, and although we have had to make some tough decisions on who would get funded for this year, we have also re-allocated an extra $2,000 from the environmental education budget to support projects.” We also managed to fund two additional projects through our Natural Resources and Partnership biodiversity programmes. “Last year the common themes for funding were for shadehouse and greenhouse related projects, whereas this year most of the projects were related to outdoor enhancement.” The 2020-21 funding through the Pat Kelly Enviroschools Fund has been awarded to: