MONROVIA, CA – The Board of Directors of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper Water) awarded 16 education grants totaling $14,642 to K-12th grade classrooms within the Upper Water service area under the 2018/2019 Water Education Grant Program (WEGP).
Historically, Upper Water’s Education Grant Program provides funding of up to $1,000 for educators to help implement water projects and programs into their classroom curriculum. Any K-12th grade educator that teaches at a licensed school within Upper Water’s boundaries is eligible to apply for a grant. As a qualifying standard, submitted projects must focus on water-related subjects that further students’ understanding of environmental issues, water sustainability, and the vital role water plays within our region and the State of California.
