Traveling Trainer Team in Kingsley Pines Camp (Maine)

In response to the number of requests from organizations in need of Leave No Trace materials, training and information, the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics has established a grant giving program. Consideration will be given to grassroots, community-based groups who adhere to the Leave No Trace mission and whose main goal is to communicate outdoor skills and ethics to diverse audiences.

Grant recipients will receive assistance in the form of educational materials only. If you teach Leave No Trace to kids, please consider our Packing with PEAK fund. (The PEAK program is a kid specific educational program for youth ages 6-12.) Unfortunately the Center is not able to provide promotional items through this program (i.e. tee shirts, stickers, water bottles, mugs).

The Center will give strongest consideration to projects that:

Have a local, regional and/or community focus
Have specific objectives quantifiable by the grant applicant
Mobilize volunteers to successfully reach a project goal

Grant Proposal Process

Due to the number of grant requests we receive, only domestic applicants are eligible. Please contact the Center if you have any questions or concerns.

The Center requests that all applicants:

Be individual members or partners of Leave No Trace. For more information about membership please visit Support Leave No Trace;
Submit a proposal via the Center's official grant application;
Include a project summary and an itemized project budget;
Include a description of themselves or their organization, the nature of their work, as well as a summary of recent activities as they relate to Leave No Trace's mission;
Provide an estimate of how many people will be reached through their Leave No Trace educational efforts;.
Include a timeline for the project's completion (within one year of Leave No Trace grant).
Describe evaluation techniques they will use to measure the project's success.

Note: The maximum value of educational materials awarded is $500 per applicant/organization per year.

The Center will not support:

Political advocacy or lobbying efforts.
Litigation efforts.
Capital campaigns or property acquisitions.
The Center will not provide cash contributions under any circumstances.

Grants are reviewed and awarded on a monthly basis. The Center will respond to all applicants within six weeks of request.

Send all grant proposals to:

Tools for Teaching Fund
Center for Outdoor Ethics
PO Box 997
Boulder, CO 80306

Or email: grants@lnt.org
Or Submit Proposal Online