Green Ribbon Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill grows a program that honors schools for being green. It focuses on three main goals: teaching students about nature, reducing pollution and energy use, and making sure school buildings are healthy for everyone inside.
• Schools that win a Green Ribbon award would get a $10,000 prize. The bill also starts a new award for libraries and museums, like zoos and science centers, that work to protect the environment and teach visitors about the planet.
• State governments could get grants between $250,000 and $1 million to help their schools become more eco-friendly. The bill requires that at least 40 percent of this money goes to schools in low-income or rural areas that need extra help.
• A new office would be set up in the Department of Education to help schools with construction and repairs. This office would give advice and training on how to make school buildings safer, cleaner, and cheaper to run by using less water and power.

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