Deadline: 18-Feb-22
The National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office (Southeast Regional Office) is seeking proposals under the Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (Gulf of Mexico B-WET) Program.
The goal of Gulf of Mexico B-WET is to increase understanding and stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico watershed and its local population, geography, culture, and natural, financial, and human resources. To accomplish this, Gulf of Mexico B-WET funds locally relevant, authentic experiential learning for K-12 audiences through Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) in Gulf of Mexico states.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) B-WET Program supports environmental education programs for thousands of students and teachers. These programs engage youth in meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) that provide memorable hands-on, experiential learning that are not typically available within traditional classrooms.
The NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is an environmental education program that promotes locally-relevant, authentic experiential learning focused on K–12 audiences. B-WET was established in 2002 in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and currently exists in seven regions: Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, New England, California, Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, and Great Lakes. The primary delivery of B-WET is through competitive funding that promotes Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs).
Priority Areas
The FY22 Gulf of Mexico B-WET funding announcement focuses on the following priority areas:
- Professional Development for Teachers related to Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences,
- Exemplary Programs combining Teacher Professional Development with Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for their students,
- Systemic Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Implementation, and
- Capacity Building for Expanded Statewide K-12 Environmental Literacy Initiatives.
Interest Areas
- Climate Education
- Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000
- Award Ceiling: $100,000
- Award Floor: $25,000
- Awards made will be single-year awards (one allotment of funding) with an award period of up to 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are K-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, interstate agencies, and Indian tribal governments.
- For profit organizations, foreign organizations, and foreign public entities are not eligible to apply; however, for-profit and foreign organizations and foreign public entities may participate with an eligible applicant as a project partner.
- Likewise, Federal agencies are not allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners and may contribute services in kind.
- Applicants may be physically located in any U.S. state; however, education projects must target teachers and/or students located in any part of the five Gulf of Mexico states which are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and/or Florida. Consideration will be given to applicants who show prior experience in working in the Gulf of Mexico region or who show prior experience with Gulf of Mexico regional issues.
- State governments
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336869