Project Grant 2115712

This $300,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports community collaboration on climate change programming and mitigation in Washington and Alaska. The awardee, Washington State University, will partner with local organizations in Everett, WA to develop culturally relevant climate education for Latinx and indigenous communities. Two subawards are made. Utah State University will recruit speakers for climate adaptation programming in Moab, UT. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will engage high school students in a climate stewardship program through field trips and peer mentoring in Fairbanks, AK. The goal is to increase climate literacy and engagement through community-centered education efforts.