Project Grant 16VSPCA027
- The Salinas Union High School District Community Science & Outdoor Learning Collaborative will receive $199,680 under a one-year Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA #11.429). The collaborative partnership between the district's educational services team, Bird School Project, and Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will create and implement annual multi-week educator seminars and ongoing outdoor learning and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) provides $199,907 to the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative in Lowell, Michigan. The project, titled "Advancing K-12 Environmental Literacy through Place-Based Stewardship Education (PBSE) in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region", aims to build capacity for increased statewide environmental literacy through PBSE and climate change education. The key...
- The University Corporation At Monterey Bay was awarded a two-year, $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will support the project "BUILDING A DIVERSE OCEAN SCIENCE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION: REFRAMING THE R1-MSI RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP MODEL," to be conducted in Seaside, California from July 2021 through June 2023. The Geosciences program seeks to strengthen the national scientific enterprise and expand...
- This $521,375 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) aims to increase diversity in the geosciences by supporting high school teachers in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) to build their science programs. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Designing and implementing a series of experiences for high school science teachers to engage with local geoscience community partners and their...
- The University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography received a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012). The award will fund UCSD's efforts to recapitalize and modernize the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) over a 5-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029. The key objectives are to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Oceanside Unified School District $4,050,502 under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), Title VII, Section 7003, effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2031. This Project Grant provides financial assistance to replace lost local property tax revenue resulting from the presence of federally connected children and federal activities in the...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography received a $1.2M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (Geosciences program, CFDA 47.050) to develop an advanced dissolved oxygen sensor for deployment on deep-ocean Argo floats capable of operating at depths exceeding 6,000 meters. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028, will deliver a...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $202,770 Project Grant to Earth Team, a California nonprofit, to support the AQUA TEAM - SUSTAINABLE YOUTH WATERSHED INTERNSHIPS program. Funded under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429), the grant will allow Earth Team to deliver sustainable watershed internships for youth in Richmond, California from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The Marine Sanctuary Program typically supports monitoring of natural processes, human...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,272,172 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999), will fund One Cool Earth's Earth Genius program to reduce marine debris originating from land-based litter in California. Specifically, the project will work with K-12 schools, indigenous groups, and other partners across 24 underserved school sites in California's central coast region to modify litter-related...
- This $147,468 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Inland Seas Education Association to deliver a Great Lakes watershed field course professional development program. The Association will bring 30 K-12 educators to the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay, Michigan from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 for four-day training sessions emphasizing hands-on experience with regional conservation success stories. Participants will visit...
OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO USE OCEAN SCIENCE TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UNDERSERVED URBAN COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD AS SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION LEADERS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECTS WILL SEEK TO 1. CREATE INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT PLANS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION MATERIALS, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, 2. DEVELOP EFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING NEW MEMBERSHIP AND EVALUATING ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC IMPACTS, AND 3. DEVELOP EFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AND EVALUATING OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND OUR VOLUNTEER TRACKING SYSTEMS. THROUGH THIS VISTA PROJECT, OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE EXPECTS TO BENEFIT OVER 4,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CITY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THREE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY DEVELOPING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATING MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TOOLS, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT AND TRACK PARTICIPATION, AND ENHANCE EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/26/19 |