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class="editor-content"> <h1>UMD Sustainability Grants</h1> <p><span>Any student, faculty, or staff at UMD can receive funding for initiatives and projects that benefit sustainability! Approximately <strong>$800,000</strong> is available each fiscal year in the Sustainability Fund, so consider any ideas or initiatives you'd like to propose.</span></p><p>There are three main ways to access grant funding for campus sustainability projects:</p> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--3016"> <ol><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/umd-sustainability-fund-grant"><span>Sustainability Fund Grants (over $2,000)</span></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/umd-sustainability-mini-grant"><span>Sustainability Fund Mini-Grants ($2,000 or less)</span></a></li><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://sustainability.umd.edu/other-funding-sources"><span>Other Funding Sources</span></a></li></ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_divider"> <div> <hr class="divider spacing-large rule-medium" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2777"> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_text"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2424"> <h2>Sustainability Fund Grant Recipients</h2><p>Over <a href="/about/sustainability-fund/grant-recipients">185 projects</a> have received more than $3.5 million in Sustainability Fund grants since 2011. Explore those projects and learn more about each years' grant recipients! </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_stat_group"> <div class="stat-group-bg stat-group-bg-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--2428" aria-live="polite"> <div class="stat-group"> <div class="stat-wrap"> <div class="stat"> <div class="stat-image"></div> <div class="stat-number">185+</div> <div class="stat-text">Projects that have received funding since 2011</div> </div> </div> <div class="stat-wrap"> <div class="stat"> <div class="stat-image"></div> <div class="stat-number">$4M+</div> <div class="stat-text">Grant funding distributed since 2011</div> </div> </div> <div class="stat-wrap"> <div class="stat"> <div class="stat-image"></div> <div class="stat-number">$800k</div> <div class="stat-text">Available in grant funding each year</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="stat-group-nav"> <button class="stat-group-nav-button stat-group-nav-prev" aria-label="View previous 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