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• Board Meeting Date: 3/18/2008
• Description: OWCDP Section - Water Efficiency Grant Request - Colorado Watershed Network - Project Wet
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Application for Water Efficiency Grant Program: Colorado Watershed Network
CWN Match: $ 9,900 (20% of hourly rate)
Facilitator Match: $ 42,624 (2,304 hours @ volunteer rate of
$18.50`)-48 hours of preparation and
facilitation/workshop
Sponsorship Match $ 20,000 (minimum 4 sponsored workshops)
B. Provide Materials- Coordinator and Specialist will serve as a water education
and Project WET materials clearinghouse for Colorado educators, providing
Project WET Activity Guides and supplementary materials to facilitators and
workshop participants. Specialist will conduct workshops using Project WET
and other water education materials including the new Project WET activity
guides: Discover A Watershed series, Healthy Water, Healthy People guide
and Conserve Water educators' guide. This task will be ongoing throughout
grant's duration.
CWCB Grant Funds: $ 8,800 (200 hours @ 80% of $55/hr rate) -
Coordinator and Specialist
CWN Match: $ 2,200 (20% of hourly rate)
C. Localize Materials- Coordinator and Specialist will assist teachers and
facilitators in adapting Project WET resources to be regionally specific and
applicable. Connect facilitators and teachers with local guest speakers, field
trip locations and stewardship opportunities in their community. This task will
be ongoing throughout grant's duration.
CWCB Grant Funds: $ 8,800 {200 hours @ 80% of $55/hr rate) -
Specialist and Coordinator
CWN Match: $ 2,200 (20% of hourly rate)
D. Outreach on Standards- Encourage and support school districts and
educators to integrate Project WET materials into their curriculum by assisting
with the application of lessons to the Colorado Model Content Standards.
Correlations of all Project WET activities to the Colorado Standards maybe
found on the www.coloradocorrelations.c~r~~ website and will be updated as
needed. This task will be ongoing throughout grant duration.
CWCB Grant Funds: $ 6,072 (138 hours @ 80% of $55/hr rate) -
Coordinator
CWNMatch: $ 1,518 (20% of hourly rate)
E. Colorado Connections- Coordinator will contribute to three issues annually
of the Colorado Connections newsletter by writing articles, highlighting
appropriate water celebrations and events, and helping generate newsletter
themes.
CWCB Grunt Funds: $ 5,280 (120 hours @ 80% of $55/hr rate) -
Coordinator
CWN Match: $ 1,320 (20% of hourly rate)
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