Project Grant MA253392OMS23
- The Wild Center, a natural history center located in Tupper Lake, New York, received a $151,747 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (NLG) program. The grant will support the creation of a fellowship program to attract young people to the rural Adirondack Park region and diversify The Wild Center's workforce as it expands its online educational offerings beyond the local area. Through the fellowship program, The Wild...
- The U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $488,099 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. to develop and pilot the Climate Democracy Project. This place-based, project-based learning program will engage students in grades 8-12 across three predominantly low-income public schools in Massachusetts. The program will focus on educating students about climate change and climate justice, researching local impacts and...
- The Wildlife Conservation Society received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on August 15, 2022 to support the IGNITING MARINE PROTECTION & CAREERS FOR TEENS (IMPACT) program. The grant was awarded 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 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens was awarded a $852,120 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The grant will support the development of a climate education curriculum and professional development program for museum professionals. In collaboration with The Wild Center, the project will select two cohorts of 15 museum staff from 5 institutions to participate in a year-long program including in-person...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,333 in funding to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, IL to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques that will increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behaviors in the Calumet region. Key activities include restoring green spaces with climate...
- The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University will implement a team mentorship and project-based learning program for local high school students under a $202,094 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America program. The program will task participants with creating campaigns in the form of exhibits, videos, and presentations to increase awareness of environmental challenges. This will help participants...
- This $449,885 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program aims to design, implement, and test climate science and history professional learning materials and experiences for high school teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The University of California, Berkeley, as the prime awardee, will work with a team of scientists, historians, and educators to co-develop curricular planning tools and lesson plans to help teachers integrate...
- This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $106,708 to the Hitchcock Center for the Environment to implement an environmental education initiative in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in...
- This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) provides $341,949 to build teaching capacity and improve equitable access to climate resilience resources for cultural heritage organizations. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Evaluate and improve existing climate resilience resources; 2) Develop and facilitate a "train the trainers" program to build capacity among...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to The Marine Mammal Center under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program to build national capacity for evidence-based climate communication. The Marine Mammal Center will work with the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation, Knology, and the Frameworks Institute to develop innovative training programs and a community of practice engaging educators, scientists,...
THE WILD CENTER WILL CONDUCT A TWO-YEAR OUTREACH AND SUMMER PROGRAM INITIATIVE TO TRAIN A COHORT OF TEEN CLIMATE EDUCATORS IN CLIMATE LITERACY, ENABLING THEM TO COMMUNICATE CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND IMPACTS AS WELL AS CLIMATE JUSTICE AND SOLUTIONS TO MUSEUM VISITORS USING THE MUSEUM'S SCIENCE ON A SPHERE AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS EXHIBIT. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RECRUITING AND ONBOARDING THE EDUCATORS, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TRAINING AND MENTORING PLANS, ENHANCING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH EXHIBIT-BASED ENGAGEMENT, WORKING WITH THE TEENS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CLIMATE ACTION PROJECTS FOR THEIR SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY, AND PLANNING AND HOSTING THE ADIRONDACK YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT. PROJECT FUNDS WILL ALSO SUPPORT PURCHASING HIGH-QUALITY PROJECTORS AND TWO BACK-OF-THE-HOUSE COMPUTERS TO RUN THE SCIENCE ON A SPHERE EXHIBIT. THE TEEN CLIMATE EDUCATORS WILL LEAD INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING, BECOME ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT THE YOUTH-LED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADIRONDACK YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($5k) | 4/14/26 | ||
| Not listed | $175.7k | 7/13/23 |