Glass Foundation Supports 2025 EENC Mini Grant Program

The Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) is thrilled to announce that the Glass Foundation, based in Asheville, North Carolina, will support our 2025 mini-grant program. The Glass Foundation is based in Asheville, NC and was created in 2000 by Kenneth E. and Nancy J. Glass. The Foundation strives to help Western North Carolina thrive as a whole community educationally, environmentally, and culturally and offer a distinctive quality of life. 

We recognize that in the field of environmental education, sometimes a little bit goes a long way in making a difference for the teachers, non-formal educators, government employees, students, and volunteers we work with.  Open to all dues-paying members of EENC, the goal of this mini-grant is to provide support to promote excellence in environmental education across North Carolina. Although applications for the 2025 round of funding are closed, we will open applications again in early 2026, and we encourage you to apply if you are interested.  

Now in its 7th year, this mini-grant program has supported dozens of projects across the state, from pollentaor gardens to distance learning equipment, and so much more. We invite you to explore an interactive map of previous mini-grant recipients that will also be updated with the 2025 recipients once they are announced. Each year, we look forward to seeing the creativity and passion that our grantees bring forth in their communities. We are better together, and this program plays an important role in building hope through strength from mountains to sea.

In Community, 

Will Freund

EENC Board President