Whiteside Co. SWCD Education Fund

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The Whiteside County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Education Program is sponsoring an education grant available to all schools in Whiteside County, grade levels Pre-K through 12th. Below is the criteria/process to follow:  

Grant Criteria:   

1. Grant requests are to promote and support natural resource or environmental education. 
2. Grant funding requests may include, but are not limited to: tools, books, software, lab equipment, and field trips. Costs of development of natural resource areas will be considered, such as: a wildlife habitat garden, nature trail, or prairie site. 
3. Previous recipients of SWCD grants do qualify for this educational funding. 
4. Grantees are required to submit a follow-up report to the Whiteside County SWCD’s Education Program Board within 3 months of receiving the grant money or notification if the money is not used within that time period. 

Proposal Format:  Typed, double spaced, single sided 8-1/2” x 11” stationary. 

Proposal Content:  Outline of Age-Level Activity or Purchase, Learning Objectives, Dates of Funding Use, Grade Level, Total # of Students and Budget. 

Grants are available to any public or private school, as well as home schooled groups.

Please send grant requests to: 

Whiteside SWCD Education Program 

Attention: Education Coordinator     

400 Wilkens Drive     

Morrison, IL 61270  

The Whiteside County Soil & Water Conservation District reserves the right to reject applications.

Past projects for the Education Fund include: 

• Beehive at the Andresen Nature Center in Fulton, IL
• An educational Butterfly Garden at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds
• Instructional technology equipment for River Bend School District. 
• Provided funding for a private school's field trip to the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, IA
• Provided funding for a private school's field trip to Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL
• Provided a taxidermy grant to the Andresen Nature Center in Fulton, IL
• Provided several education grants for numerous school projects in the county 
• Other varieties of activities funded by the Education Fund are: Kindergarten coloring contest, 1st grade Native flower bulbs, 2nd grade Circle of Life Bracelets, 3rd grade Native Dogwood shrubs, 4th grade's Conservation day in Savanna IL, 9-12th grades annual Envirothon, and all grades are offered a poster and photo contest. If there are any other activities, programs, etc. that you would like to see offered, please contact us.  

You can email whitesidecountyswcd@hotmail.com, phone 815-772-2124 ext 3 or just stop by the office.         

The SWCD / WQUD-FM 107.7FM / KROS 1340AM-105.9FM Radio Shows

Our radio shows are on WQUD Vintage Radio, 107.7-FM, Erie IL., hosted by WQUD Vintage Radio and retired SWCD, RC - Dave Harrison and KROS 1340AM/105.9FM, Clinton IA, hosted by Gary Determan and retired SWCD, RC - Dave Harrison. These radio shows are a way for our office to educate the public about different conservation subjects. If you have a subject that you would like to hear, please let our office know and listen to our shows on the radio.

If you have any questions during the shows please call in. The contact info for WQUD 107.7FM is 1-309-659-7608, website is www.wqudfm.com, and their Facebook page is WQUD 107.7 Vintage Radio. The contact info for KROS 1390AM/105.9FM is 1-563-242-1252, fax –563-242-4825, email contactus@krosradio.com and the website is www.krosradio.com  

The Radio Shows are also made possible by you, the listeners, by sending in donations to cover the cost of the show. If you would like to help out and send in a donation to keep the shows alive, please feel free to do so. You may mail your donations to: WCSWCD 400 Wilkens Drive, Morrison, IL 61270 or feel free to stop in the office Monday through Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm. Thank you.

WQUD radio show will be held the 1st Monday of each month at 2:00pm, unless other wise noted. KROS radio show will be held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 9:15am, unless other wise noted.  

The Whiteside County Soil & Water Education Fund is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization and accepts donations.  Your generous gift may be tax deductible.