Submit nominations for up to eight categories of deserving individuals, groups and businesses that go an extra mile to keep their communities clean, green and beautiful.
Submit nominations for up to eight categories of deserving individuals, groups and businesses that go an extra mile to keep their communities clean, green and beautiful.
Affiliate directors and board members are invited and encouraged to join the bi-monthly virtual affiliate conference call at 8am or 3pm. KLB will send a Zoom link to the meeting and an agenda one week prior to the date of the call. Affiliates may choose which time is most convenient for them.
The annual State Conference and Everyday Hero Awards Banquet will take place at the Baton Rouge Hilton Capitol Center on October 13 and 14. All those interested in working towards a greener, cleaner, more beautiful Louisiana are invited to attend. Industry experts, civic officials, and anti-litter advocates from across the state will gather to present and share real-world applications for environmental stewardship in local communities.
Affiliates are invited and encouraged to join an optional virtual affiliate conference call at 3pm only. Below is the information for the Zoom meeting. KLB will email a link to the meeting one week prior to the date of the call and a reminder the day before the call. This will be an informational call on the upcoming KLB grants program and funding opportunities. Grant applications open in January!
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89051128134
Meeting ID: 890 5112 8134
Join Zoom Meeting dialing by phone:
1-301-715-8592
1-312-626-6799
Affiliates interested in planning an event for America Recycles Day may find how to organize an event, participate, or volunteer at an event.
The Trash Receptacle Affiliate Grant Report is due for affiliates that received a 2021 Trash Receptacle Affiliate Grant. This includes a litter assessment, a copy of your press release, a copy of your legislative letter, and photos of installed receptacles with signage.
The Cleanup Supplies Affiliate Grant Report is for affiliates that received the 2021 Cleanup Supplies Affiliate Grant. This includes a copy of your press release, legislative letter, and data from the cleanup as part of the grant requirement.
Affiliates that received a 2020-21 Healthy Communities Grant are required to submit this mid-year report.
Affiliates that are interested in applying for a 2021-22 Healthy Communities Grant must first submit a Letter of Intent by March 5 before being invited to apply. Full directions may be found below.
Affiliates may apply for two different grants from the selection below. The deadline for submission of grant applications is April 15.
KLB invites teachers K-5th to attend a free environmental education workshop to introduce a program focused on helping students become good environmental stewards. The program contains 10 environmental lesson plans, hands-on, interactive activities, fun worksheets, grade-level student standards, and supplemental resources. Topics include defining litter, the timeline of trash, litter decomposition, watershed, clean water, effects on wildlife, plastics pollution, reducing, reusing, recycling, and civic responsibility.
LSU Center for River Studies
The Water Campus, 100 Terrace Avenue in Baton Rouge
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Affiliates that are interested in applying must first submit a Letter of Intent. Full directions may be found at the link below.
All 2021 Affiliate Grant applications are due: the Trash Receptacle Affiliate Grant; the Cleanup Supplies Affiliate Grant; the Environmental Education Affiliate Grant; and the Affiliate Program Grant. Affiliates may apply for two different grants. **Note: Affiliates that have received the Cleanup Supply grant two years in a row may not apply until the following year.
The Affiliate Program Grant Report is due for affiliates that received a 2020-21 KLB Affiliate Program Grant.
Affiliate directors and board members are invited and encouraged to join the bi-monthly virtual affiliate conference call at 8am or 3pm. KLB will send a Zoom link to the meeting and an agenda one week prior to the date of the call. Affiliates may choose which time is most convenient for them.
Affiliate directors and board members are invited to attend the regional virtual meeting from 9am to 12pm. The topic of the virtual meeting will be Telling Your Story through Data & Impact, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Affiliate Sharing. Registration is required.
Attendance at a regional meeting is also one of the requirements to receive KLB’s Circle of Excellence Award, which provides $500 for your affiliate and is a part of the KLB support plan offered to affiliates.
Affiliates are invited and encouraged to join a virtual affiliate conference call. KLB will send a link to the meeting one week prior to the date of the call and a reminder the day before the call. Times offered are 8am and 3pm, and affiliates may choose which time is more convenient for them.
Join KLB in hosting the first of four webinars in our Lasting Impact Virtual Summit learning series from 10 am to 11:30 am to educate and share best practices, programs, and current trends with individuals, organizations, and local governmental entities. This series aims to equip citizens with ongoing education to prevent litter, reduce waste, and beautify local communities. Thanks to the generosity of our partner, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, the webinar series is free and open to all who are interested. Registration is required.
The Subaru/Leave No Trace Teams will proved proven, research-based skills and education for getting outside in an environmentally sustainable way. The session will emphasize the proper disposal of waste and the connection of land-based litter with water pollution and its impact on the watershed and Louisiana’s many water bodies.
Keep America Beautiful requires all affiliates to submit a governance report, community appearance index, cost/benefit analysis, and register events/activities that affiliates have organized in their local communities.
All Keep Louisiana Beautiful affiliates must complete the 2020-21 Affiliate Impact Report to measure our statewide impact. Click HERE to view a sample report.
Join KLB in hosting the second of four webinars in our Lasting Impact Virtual Summit learning series from 10 am to 11:00 am to educate and share best practices, programs, and current trends with individuals, organizations, and local governmental entities. This series aims to equip citizens with ongoing education to prevent litter, reduce waste, and beautify local communities. Thanks to the generosity of our partner, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, the webinar series is free and open to all who are interested. Registration is required.
