Working on Certification The resources listed below will your help green team organize and implement efforts to achieve certification. Additional information about the certification process, cycle timeline, and requirements can be found on the Certification page . Request a help...

Green Team Promotion You are doing great things. Make sure to take time to promote what you are doing. Communication is the bridge that connects people with your good work and will help create funding opportunities and recruit new partners and green team members. From social media to email...

Navigate to: Climate Change Education Energy Food Waste Sustainable Jersey Publications Sustainable Jersey produces guidebooks, reports, and other publications to keep its programs current with best practices and assess the overall...

Eligible Applicants To apply for a Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant, applicants must: Be a New Jersey public district or school registered or certified with Sustainable Jersey for Schools . Please note that some grant opportunities may be limited to district applicants only or...

  What Can Funding be Used For? The information below represents the general rules associated with the use of Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant funds.  An Application Information Packet is prepared for each new grant cycle that includes information specific to that...

Required Documentation In general, Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant applicants need to upload the following documentation into the online application: a resolution or letter authorizing the submission of the grant, evidence of an active green team, an action plan and timeline form, and...

Reporting Requirements All Sustainable Jersey for Schools grant recipients are required to submit progress reports. The specific reporting requirements vary based on the amount of the grant award. Reports are submitted using an online report form . Grant recipients will receive a...

Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies All grant recipients are required  to notify Sustainable Jersey for Schools of any grant project-related events so that media outreach can be coordinated with Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the appropriate funder. The purpose of these events is to...

Promote Collaboration The Sustainable Jersey for Schools program was modelled after Sustainable Jersey’s very successful municipal certification program. Over 80% of all New Jersey municipalities are participating in the Sustainable Jersey program. In the most active communities municipal and...

REGISTER This fall, many schools and colleges have welcomed students to their buildings in a back-to-school season like never before. COVID-19 has completely changed the way schools and colleges are cleaned and maintained, and it looks like many of the changes the pandemic has caused are...