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California Coastal Commission Education funding available, and other announcements.
Please see three announcements below of upcoming Coastal Commission opportunities. And thank you to all California Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers for making our 25th anniversary event into yet another record breaker. At approximately 80% of sites reporting, we’re already over 73,000 volunteers and 1 million pounds of debris collected!
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The California Coastal Commission’s WHALE TAIL® Grants Program is now accepting proposals for coastal and marine education projects. This program funds projects encouraging people to value and take action to improve the health of California’s coast, marine life, or watersheds that connect with the coast. Educational coastal habitat restoration and beach maintenance projects are also eligible. Emphasis is on reaching underserved students and members of the public.
Nonprofits, schools, and government agencies may apply. Applicants may request up to $50,000, and 25-50% of the funding will be allocated in small grants below $10,000. A total of $352,000 will be distributed. Postmark deadline is November 16, 2009. For full guidelines and an application, see the link at www.coastforyou.org or call (800) Coast-4U.
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Coastweeks continues through October 11th! The California Coastal Commission has created an online calendar of events which you can find linked from www.coastforyou.org. There are currently more than 200 events happening throughout the state, including such varied activities as kayak tours, speakers, hiking trips, festivals, restoration events, and much more. Check out the calendar and find an event in your area!
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The California Coastal Commission invites California students in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit artwork or poetry with a California coastal or marine theme to the annual Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Up to eight winners will be selected to win $100 gift certificates to an art supply or book store, and each winner's sponsoring teacher will receive a $40 gift certificate for educational supplies. All winners and honorable mentions will receive tickets for their families to visit the Aquarium of the Pacific, courtesy of the Aquarium. Students may have their work featured on Commission web pages and materials, and winning entries will be exhibited throughout the state.
Entries must be postmarked by January 30, 2010 to be eligible for the upcoming contest. For rules and entry form (and helpful links for teachers and students), visit www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/poster/poster.html (or follow the links from www.coastforyou.org ), email coast4u@coastal.ca.gov, or call (800) Coast-4U. Contest flyers (PDF or hard copy) are available upon request.
Annie Kohut Frankel
Public Education Program
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 597-5888
(800) COAST4U
fax: (415) 904-5216
