The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission is pleased to announce the 2016 LEEC Grants Program finalists. We are looking forward to seeing the positive effects these worthy projects have in their schools and communities.
Thanks to all of our applicants and congratulations, finalists!
2016 LEEC Grants Program FINALISTS |
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Last Name |
First Name |
School/ Organization |
Project Title |
Number Impacted |
Funding Potential |
Educator Grants |
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Castilaw |
Laurie |
Wedgewood Elementary |
Kidz to Whiz Going Green |
236 |
$ 2,000.00 |
Dupuis |
John |
St. Thomas More Catholic High School |
Aquaponics in the Classroom |
180 |
$ 2,000.00 |
Everage |
Amy |
Stockwell Elementary School |
Answering the Call of the Wild |
136 |
$ 1,320.00 |
Lemoine |
Joanna |
St. Aloysius School |
Desktop Ponds |
120 |
$ 989.00 |
Lemoine |
Kelly |
Southdowns Pre-K Center |
Environmental Exploration of Life Sciences in the Pre-K Classroom |
25 |
$ 1,996.00 |
Seely |
Lindsay |
Dutchtown High School |
LSU Coastal Roots Project |
250 |
$ 1,950.00 |
Sevin |
Dawn |
Oaklawn Junior High School |
Eyes Wide Open - Looking to the Future |
100 |
$ 756.00 |
Umstead |
Helen |
Scott Middle School |
Service Education and Exploration Exchange |
40 |
$ 1,995.00 |
Green School Grants |
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Downing |
Sam |
Belle Chasse Academy |
Reduce, Recycle, Re-use Initiative |
1000 |
$ 4,997.00 |
Williams |
Jean-Marie |
Oaks Montessori School |
Promoting Water Conservation through Effective Environmental Education |
500 |
$ 3,574.00 |
Oliveri |
Kristin |
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy |
Project Green HEART |
700 |
$ 3,482.00 |
Professional Development Grants |
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Kleiner |
Heather |
Sci-Port Discovery Center |
Watershed to the Red Environmental Education Project |
12 |
$ 2,500.00 |
Krouse |
Stephanie |
Academic Distinction Fund |
On the Right Track - Environmental Education in Pre-K |
20 |
$ 2,500.00 |
Robichaux |
Alma |
Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Foundation |
T3 (Tools to Teach) Upland Wetlands Topics |
20 |
$ 2,500.00 |
University Research Grants |
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Allen |
Warwick |
Louisiana State University |
Characterizing the fungi community of Pragmites australis: geographic and genotypic variation |
1 |
$ 1,200.00 |
DelDuco |
Emily |
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center |
Carbon transport and transportation in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya Rivers |
1 |
$ 1,200.00 |
Flick |
Andrew |
Louisiana State University |
The effects of predation on disease transmission in the soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens) |
1 |
$ 1,200.00 |
Harman |
Rachel |
Louisiana State University |
Life History traits of native insects Ischnodemus falicus and Prokelisia marginata |
1 |
$ 1,200.00 |
Hovanes |
Katherine |
Louisiana State University and A&M College |
Development of spatial patterns in dominant bunchgrasses (Aristida stricta) at a pine savanna restoration site |
1 |
$ 1,200.00 |
Wang |
Bo |
Louisiana State University and A&M College |
Assessing sediment availability in the lowermost Mississippi River for Louisiana coastal restoration |
1 |
$ 1,200.00 |
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3345 |
$ 39,759.00 |