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Sunflower Environmental believes meaningful environmental progress starts with education. Our STEAM initiative provides educators with free classroom resources and helps Greenlee County teachers bring science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to life through hands-on learning opportunities.

Greenlee County STEAM Teacher Grants

Sunflower Environmental provides $250 STEAM Teacher Grants to help Greenlee County educators purchase materials and supplies for classroom projects involving science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

Applications are reviewed throughout the grant period, with funding awarded to qualifying projects based on available grant funds. Teachers must submit a STEAM lesson plan as part of the application.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Teacher Eligibility

    Applicant must be currently employed as a teacher by a public school district located within Greenlee County, Arizona, serving students in preschool through 12th grade.

  • STEAM Lesson Plan

    Applicant must submit an original STEAM-focused lesson plan or classroom activity with the application. Selected lesson plans may be added to the Sunflower Environmental Free STEAM Resource Library so other educators can benefit from them. Original creators will be credited. A separate STEAM Resource Library License & Release is required before publication.

  • Use of Grant Funds

    Grant funds must be used exclusively to purchase supplies, materials, or resources directly supporting the proposed STEAM lesson or classroom activity. Funds may not be used for personal expenses or purposes unrelated to the approved project.

  • Grant Recipient Recognition

    Grant recipients must be willing to participate in a photograph with the President of Sunflower Environmental recognizing the grant award. Photographs may be shared on the Sunflower Environmental website, social media, publications, and community communications. A separate Photo & Media Release is required

  • Award Availability

    Submission of an application does not guarantee funding. Grants are awarded based on eligibility, the proposed educational use of the funds, completeness of the application, and availability of grant funds.

Applications Open January 2027

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S.T.E.A.M. Lesson Plan Resource Library License & Release

Required for lesson plans submitted for publication By submitting an original lesson plan, activity, instructional resource, or related material (“Resource”) to Sunflower Environmental, I represent that I created the Resource or otherwise have the legal authority to grant the permissions described below. I retain ownership of my original Resource. However, I grant Sunflower Environmental a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, format, edit for clarity or accessibility, adapt, publish, display, distribute, and make the Resource available to the public, including through the Sunflower Environmental website and its free STEAM Resource Library. Sunflower Environmental may reformat or make reasonable editorial modifications to submitted Resources for consistency, accessibility, branding, or publication, provided such modifications do not intentionally misrepresent the substance of the original work. When reasonably practicable, Sunflower Environmental will identify the original creator with the published Resource. I understand that Resources made available through the free Resource Library may be downloaded, printed, and used by educators and others for educational purposes without payment to me. I represent that the Resource does not knowingly infringe another person's copyright or intellectual-property rights and that I have obtained any permissions necessary for third-party photographs, illustrations, worksheets, excerpts, or other protected materials included within my submission. I understand that submission does not guarantee publication and that Sunflower Environmental may decline, remove, or discontinue distribution of a Resource at its discretion.
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Free STEAM Lesson Plans for Educators

Teachers can browse and download Sunflower Environmental's collection of STEAM lesson plans and classroom activities at no cost. These resources are available to educators regardless of whether they apply for or receive a Sunflower Environmental STEAM Teacher Grant.

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