Grants and Funding

Biannual deadlines: March 1 or September 1

The Go Outside (GO) Fund was designed for teachers to take learning beyond the walls of their classroom. The application is straightforward to make the grant seeking process accessible, especially for first-time applicants. 

Funding of up to $1,500 can be requested for transportation, materials, outside experts, substitute teachers, and more.

Priorities:

• Grant applications must include a significant component of outdoor activity.
• Grant applications must directly engage children in outdoor, nature-based learning or facilitate access to the outdoors.
• Grant applications that align with classroom learning and standards are encouraged but not required.

Biannual deadlines: September 15 or December 31

This program is open to any Wisconsin K-12 school teacher to apply; however, underrepresented student populations will receive priority funding. The grants are up to $350 per classroom to cover transportation costs to and from a forest or forestry industry field tour.

Wheels to Woods (W2W) is a school to forest or forestry related field trip transportation grant program supported and administered by the Wisconsin Society of American Foresters DEI Committee. 

Biannual deadlines: Fall and Spring

This program is geographically limited to south central Wisconsin to support  innovative ways of connecting students with nature. 

The grant supports most creative endeavors regardless of association with a Nature Net site. We encourage you to take advantage of the programs, resources, and creative virtual and in-person materials and opportunities Nature Net sites are working hard to create for you and your students.

Funding can be used for transportation to Nature Net member sites. Be sure to mention in the application that funding will be used specifically for bussing.

If you’re wondering if your location is considered within the geographic boundaries, just reach out to info@naturenet.org to inquire.

Two Opportunity Deadlines: Fall and Spring

The Sand County Foundation offers schools two educational opportunities for a hands-on pollinator habitat projects:

1. Seed Starter Activity for grades K-12 - Applications open in fall 
2. Pollinator Habitat Grants for high school students - Applications open in spring