Thank you for your interest in applying for a transportation grant from Friends of Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas. The Friends organization works closely with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to underwrite Clark County School District (CCSD) transportation costs for educational field trips.
Grant applications for the 2017-2018 school year will be accepted only from August 14, 2017 through April 6, 2018. You can download a PDF file of the Application & Instructions here:
Transportation Grant Guidelines and Application
Or you can download our new Transportation Grant Guidelines and Fillable Application.
Required Workshop Training
Completion of a BLM Sponsored Workshop is required as part of the Bus Grant program and to take students/groups on trails at Red Rock Canyon. You must complete one of these workshops and have your field trip scheduled and approved by the BLM before you are eligible to apply for a Bus Grant. Click on the links, below for more information about the workshops.
Environmental Education Program Application Guidelines.
Explore the Great Outdoors Workshop. Tentative 2017 dates are: September 2, October 14, and November 4.
Biology at Red Rock Canyon. Tentative 2017 dates are: September 16, and October 28.
Archaeology at Red Rock Canyon. Tentative date is December 2, 2017.
Contact Kate Sorom at 702-515-5353 with questions. CCSD teachers may register via Pathlore, keyword 2275. Non CCSD teachers may register by calling the CCSD PDE office at 702-799-1921
Before Your Visit
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