EPA Seeks Applications for 2025 President’s Environmental Youth Award and Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators through January 16, 2026

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Hello,

 

Exciting news! EPA’s Environmental Education and Stewardship Division has extended the deadline for applications for the 2025 President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). Applications for both awards are now due no later than Friday, January 16, 2026. 

  

The EPA is focused on Powering the Great American Comeback and wants to recognize students and educators across the country who demonstrate outstanding environmental stewardship. As America celebrates 250 years of independence, EPA wants to celebrate students and teachers who are making a positive impact to promote environmental awareness to forge American greatness for the next 250 years.  To do this, EPA has extended the deadline to give applicants the opportunity to utilize their winter breaks to complete and submit their applications. 

  

The 1990 National Environmental Education Act established PEYA, which recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects from students in Grades K-12 that protect our nation’s natural resources. The act also established PIAEE, which recognizes outstanding Grade K-12 educators who use environmental education as a learning tool to excite students and communities about protecting human health and the environment. 

  

Projects should align with only one or more of the focus areas listed below: 

·                Agricultural practices 

·                Artificial Intelligence 

·                Food waste 

·                Recycling 

·                School gardens or green space (e.g., playground, park or other community space) 

·                Use science, data analysis or other creative approaches  

·                Water infrastructure 

·                Water quality and/or litter within waterways 

  

For PEYA, application and eligibility information is available on EPA’s PEYA web page [epa.gov]. 

For PIAEE, Application and eligibility information is available on EPA’s PIAEE web page [epa.gov]. 

  

Attached to this email are flyers for your consideration to support the amplification of this opportunity. 

 

Thank you!

 

Wendy Dew
Outreach and Education Coordinator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 8 (CO, ND, SD, MT, UT, WY, 28 Tribal Nations)
1595 Wynkoop Street, R8-ORA-PAB, Denver CO 80202-1129
dew....@epa.gov
303-877-0428