Recruiting for Maryland Nominees to the U.S. Department of Education Green Schools Award

​​​The 2022 Maryland Application for the U.S. Department of Education Green Schools (ED-GRS) Award is now available for schools and school districts, linked on the Maryland Green Ribbon Schools website. This federal recognition award for school sustainability recognizes schools, districts, and institutions of higher education that:
  1. reduce environmental impact and costs;
  2. improve the health and wellness of schools, students, and staff; and
  3. provide effective environmental and sustainability education

Combined progress in all three of these areas, known as Pillars, serves as the basis for recognition. The Maryland application was revised this year to allow for multiple ways to provide qualitative and quantitative data and to consider Maryland priorities surrounding the three pillars. Interested schools and school districts are invited to attend one of the virtual informational sessions held at the following dates and times:


Applications are due at midnight on December 17, 2021. Please reach out to Kirsten Jackson, Kirsten.Jackson1@maryland.gov, for more information or support.