Teachers from kindergarten through twelfth grade are invited to apply for the 2009-2010 Educational Mini-Grant Program, sponsored by the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA). The program will award ten grants of $500 each to educators in Northeastern Pennsylvania to produce heritage and/or environmental projects. This includes classroom teachers in the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 service area as well as educators at cultural, historic, and environmental organizations and sites. 
 
The deadline for application submission is Friday, October 30, 2009, at Noon.
 
The Educational Mini-Grant Program, now in its fifth year, affords educators a unique opportunity for funding to produce classroom or community projects. The projects must take place between December 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. LHVA encourages projects that:

*  Promote students’ understanding and appreciation of the Lackawanna Valley’s rich heritage and how it contributed to the nation’s development,

*  Expand the students’ understanding of their role as caretakers of the environment, particularly in the Lackawanna River watershed.

Complete program guidelines and the grant application are available on the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority’s website at http://www.lhva.org/minigrants.html.

For more information or to discuss a potential project, please contact Sarah Piccini, LHVA Program Manager, at spiccini@LHVA.org or (570) 963-6730 ext. 8227.