Field Trip Grants Available!
To encourage secondary school teachers to bring students to our facilities, the Department of Solid Waste Management issues grants to cover all or a portion of the costs associated with site visits (such as substitute teacher and transportation costs). Limited grant funding is provided each semester, available to secondary schools only, public or private. Individual grants are based on a teacher's actual trip expenses, in amounts up to $250, and are issued after the field trip has been completed, to reimburse for actual costs.
Online applications may be submitted at any time of the year, but grants are available on a first-come-first-served basis; early applications are encouraged. After being notified that they have been selected to receive a grant, teachers may arrange a field trip for any time during the school year. Once the trip has been completed, funds will be released directly to the participating school.
Field trips to our site can be tailored to align with your classroom content or special projects. Tours include:
- active sanitary solid waste landfill
- landfill gas-to-energy project
- large-scale composting site
- waste transfer station
- recycling drop off site
- composting demonstration area
Discussions can involve landfill biology, resource recovery and conservation, environmental impacts of waste management, cultural connections to waste, Frederick County's landfill history and future and more. Up to 1 full bus-load can participate in a tour. We encourage teachers to also combine a trip to our site with nearby facilities, such as the Montgomery County
waste-to-energy plant or
recycling sorting center.
For more information, contact Annmarie Creamer at 301-600-7405 or
send an email.
Apply now!