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Review Before You Apply

Download the Green Center Application Guide for more detailed information. This guide includes information for Applications 1-5. Green Centers will submit applications via email this year. The online portal for Green Centers is still being built.

Application Guide

Cover Sheet

Metrics Survey

App 5 Template

Info Session Dates

Info Session Recording

Info Session Presentation

Important Updates

Important Dates:

Intent to Apply Due: December 15, 2023 via Jotform
Preliminary Review Sessions: February 2024

NEW!! Submission Dates:

Early Submission (applications 2-5 only): December 15, 2023
Final Date for Submission: March 1, 2024
Announcements: On or around Earth Day
Youth Summit at Sandy Point State Park: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Application Information:

All centers will submit applications via Google Slides, PowerPoint, or website to applications@maeoe.org.
If submitting Application 5, it is a simplified version of the application using this spreadsheet.
Coming Soon: View recordings of the Application Info Session.
Centers are required to reapply every four years to maintain their Green Center status.

Sustainable Centers (Applications 5 and Beyond) Information:

Depending on when you received Sustainable Green Center status (Application 4), you'll be required to reapply every four years to maintain your Sustainable Green Center status.
If you are a Sustainable Green Center, the chart below summarizes the year you will need to reapply.

4th Application Successfully Submitted	Intent to Apply Deadline	Application Deadline
2017 or earlier	December 2021	March 2022
2018, 2019, 2020	December 2023	March 2024
2021	December 2024	March 2025
2022	December 2025	March 2026

Application Checklist

Intent to Apply: Pay the $100 Intent to Apply fee using Jotform. If a check must be used to pay the fee, mail the checks payable to MAEOE at P.O. Box 1103 Edgewater, MD 21037.

Cover Sheet: Download and complete the cover sheet, which must have an original signature by the head of your organization. Submit this separately from your application, via email. You may also embed it into your application. Double-check your application number. If you are unsure of the application number, check the Green Center list here (https://maeoe.org/green-schools-and-green-centers/green-schools-program/current-green-schools).

One-page summary: Include a brief description of your center’s green culture and examples of sustainable changes that the center has made to become greener.

Top five accomplishments: Include one sentence or phrase for each accomplishment. These will be read at the Youth Summit Awards Ceremony. Limit your description to one sentence per accomplishment.

Goal Summary (Application 4, 5, and beyond): Describe your center’s goals for the next 4 years, 8 years, and 12 years. Include how to make them successful, the people who will be involved, and what outcomes you expect from the goals. Application 5 and beyond: Reflect on the previous goals set in the last application.

Objectives 1, 2, and 3: Complete the application items for each of the objectives. Applications 5 and Beyond ONLY will complete a simplified version of the application (following this template). Three separate reviewers will evaluate your application using this rubric. Look at the rubric to ensure your information and documentation are adequate.

School Metrics Survey: Review the PDF of the Metrics Survey to gather all needed information, then, complete the online Metrics Survey. This data allows MAEOE to quantify green achievements (e.g., the number of trees planted, miles of streams cleaned, pounds of trash collected, etc.), shows the impact of Maryland Green Centers on the environment, and provides inspiration to other centers.

Application Submission Window: December 15, 2023- March 1, 2024. *
- All applications are due by 11:59 pm on March 1, 2024.
- Applications received after March 1, 2024, are not guaranteed a review.
- You will receive a confirmation email from applications@maeoe.org when you submit your application. If you do not receive this confirmation, please send an email to applications@maeoe.org.
- Only RECERTIFYING SCHOOLS are eligible to submit before the Mach 1 deadline. NEW SCHOOLS cannot submit their application until March 1.

Register to attend or exhibit at the MD Green School Youth Summit on Thursday, May 30, 2024. This is a celebration for all schools in Maryland. Schools with successful Green Schools applications will be recognized. More info can be found here.