• Introduction
• Apply
• Writing Your Application
• Making Your Budget
• Important Dates
• Expectations of Grant Recipients
• Featured Grant Projects
• County Contacts
• Project completion forms

The Splash! mini-grant program provides teachers with funding to enhance student knowledge of freshwater resources issues.

This is the eleventh year that Splash! mini-grants have been offered. Last school year there were 137 projects funded throughout the SWFWMD, totaling approximately $322,000 and involving 94,000 students.

The six categories in the Splash! mini-grant program are based on priority issues in the SWFWMD’s basins. They are alternative water sources, flood protection, natural systems, water conservation, water quality and watersheds.

Splash! mini-grants offer up to $5,000 per school on a reimbursement basis only and are available to public, private and homeschool teachers, grades pre-K through 12. Teachers may apply individually or as a group.

Past mini-grant projects include student monitoring of local water quality, the development of Florida-friendly gardens on school property and outreach campaigns designed to promote awareness of water-conserving practices. Check out the Featured Grant Projects section for additional ideas.

In brief, projects should:

1. Fall under one or more of the above categories.
2. Offer students the opportunity to learn more about freshwater resources and turn their understanding into action.
3. Support the SWFWMD’s vision of a stable, ample supply of clean water for all appropriate users, including the environment.
4. Describe measurable objectives that can be easily evaluated.
5. Involve a message and/or lesson that can be shared with the greater school community or neighborhood.

For additional expectations, check out the Writing Your Application and Expectations of Grant Recipients sections.