Project Grant NA10NOS4290091

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) provides $137,172 to engage 250 underrepresented 6th grade science students in a comprehensive educational program that explores their local watershed's connection to the ocean and the impacts of coastal and ocean acidification. The program participants will receive 21 hours of hands-on, experiential learning activities, including 6 in-class lab experiments, a...

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 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...

The Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $115,951 Project Grant under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) to the Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative. This two-year project will provide meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) for approximately 748 elementary school students in South Tillamook and Lincoln Counties, Oregon. The project will deliver three targeted modules that teach students about watershed and estuary functions, as well as the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...

The National Aquarium, Inc. was awarded a $996,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The two-year project will engage 700 Baltimore sixth grade students in a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience focusing on STEM and environmental education. It will also collect student data and design interpretive elements and infrastructure to facilitate further...

Florida International University will establish an observatory attached to its Aquarius Reef Base underwater laboratory to monitor baseline conditions and changes impacting the health of coastal South Florida's ecological systems through September 2025. Funded by a $2.27 million project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the observatory aims to assess the Florida Current that transports waters from the eastern Caribbean to the Gulf of Mexico and conditions driving...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program awarded a $205,767 Cooperative Agreement grant to the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) to support the "Wild Wetlands" project. This 3-year grant provides Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for all 6th-grade students in Queen Anne's County Public Schools to examine the impacts of human development on aquatic ecosystems, with a focus on the role...

The School Board of Broward County, Florida was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008). The grant, titled "The Youth in Action for Climate Resilience Program," focuses on empowering 200 sixth-grade students in Broward County, Florida to address the impact of climate change on the Everglades and Florida Bay. Through immersive, meaningful watershed educational...