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The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. a $570,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund the expansion of Mystic Seaport Museum's Maritime Adventure Program, which provides...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a 2-year, $273,669 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Chesapeake Bay Studies (CFDA 11.457) program to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). The project aims to build the capacity of environmental literacy programs in Maryland public schools by guiding support based on local education agency (LEA) needs. Specific objectives include: 1) increasing access to meaningful watershed educational experiences...

This Project Grant award of $150,000 from the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program (CFDA 15.930) will support the Black In Marine Science (BIMS) nonprofit organization in advancing two key objectives: Increase environmental DNA (eDNA) literacy in Black communities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed by collecting eDNA data and incorporating it into BIMS's long-term datasets. Provide a platform to share and intertwine ecological data with storytelling from Black...

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...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...

This federal Project Grant award of $289,578 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GEOPATHS:GO: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH STUDENT EXPERIENCES ABOARD SHIPS (STEMSEAS)" project. The goal of this 4-year project is to increase the number and diversity of students pursuing degrees and careers in the geosciences by providing undergraduate students, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds, with...

This two-year, $298,908 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group to deliver meaningful watershed educational experiences and curriculum integration for all 5th grade students in the East Wenatchee, Washington school district. The goal is to increase authentic, locally relevant science education and student-led stewardship actions to improve local watersheds and recover imperiled salmon...

Chesapeake Public Schools received a $5.25 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for the school district in Chesapeake, Virginia, which experiences reduced local tax revenue due to federal land presence and federally connected populations within its service area. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network program awarded $100,000 to the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Inc. on September 15, 2025, through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Tourism and Economic Development Grants (CFDA 15.930). The project, with a completion date of September 14, 2026, will construct kayak facilities at Locust Point in Baltimore Harbor to serve as a trailhead for the Fort McHenry Water Trail. This facility development will...

Summary: Passport to Learning: A Journey Toward America's 250th The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) received a $2.87 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the American History and Civics Education program (CFDA 84.422) for the initiative "Passport to Learning: A Journey Toward America's 250th." The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supports the development and...