CWN Project WET Applic

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Public Education & Outreach Grant
• Applicant: Colorado Watershed Network
• Project Name: Water Education Development
• Title: Colorado Watershed Network -- Education Grant
• Date: 1/23/2007
• County: Denver
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Application

Application for Water Efficiency Grant Program: Colorado Watershed Network

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CWCB Grant Funds:
CWN Match:

$ 4,427 (115 hours @ 70% of $55/hr rate)-.
$ 1,898 (30% of hourly rate)

IV. Provide materials and resources
Responsible Party: CWN Water Education Coordinator
A. Provide Materials- Serve as a water education and Project WET materials
clearinghouse for Colorado K-12 educators, providing 1,250 Project WET
Guides to participants. Also distribute new Project WET and other water
education materials. 1bis task will be ongoing throughout grant's duration.

CWCB Grant Funds: $13,283 (345 hours @ 70% of$55/hr rate)
CWN Match: $ 5,693 (30% of hourly rate)
Participant Match: $25,000 (1,250 books @ $20/book)

B. Localize Materials- Actively participate with teachers and facilitators in
adapting curricula to be regionally effective water education materials, including
local application of Project WET curriculum. 1bis task will be ongoing
throughout grant's duration.
CWCB Grant Funds:
CWN Match:

$ 8,855 (230 hours @ 70% of$55/hr rate)
$ 3,795 (30% of hourly rate)

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C. Outreach on Standards- Encourage and support school districts and educators
to integrate Project WET and regional water education materials into their
curriculum by assisting the application of water education to state education
standards. 1bis task will be ongoing throughout grant's duration.

CWCB Grant Funds: $ 2,657 (69 hours @ 70% of $55/hr rate)
CWN Match: $ 1,138 (30% of hourly rate)

D. Colorado Connections- Contribute to six quarterly issues of Colorado
Connections by writing articles and helping create theme.

CWCB Grant Funds: $ 2,657 (69 hours @ 70% of$55/hr rate)
CWN Match: $ 1,138 (30% of hourly rate)
CDO W Match: $15,000 (1/3 hard costs of producing and
publishing 6 issues, distributed to
approximately 3,000 teachers statewide)

E. Online Library- Develop an online K-12 water education library specific to the
State of Colorado that will facilitate task A. of this section. 1bis task will be
completed by June 2008.
CWN Match: $ 2,000 (36 hours at $55/hr)- gathering education
materials
$ 4,000 (raised by CWN to contribute to hard
costs of the project, including the input of
education materials to the system)

v. Program Administration
Responsible Parties: CWN and hired Coordinator
CWN Match: Our $55/hr rate includes a portion for administration and
overhead, approximately 15%. As part of the 30% discount provided to
CWCB in this grant, CWN is waiving the administrative fee portion, as well

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