Project Grant NA12NOS4290030

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017), will fund a comprehensive 21-hour educational program for 250 underrepresented 6th grade science students in a primarily Hispanic/Latinx community in Redwood City, California. The program will engage students in hands-on learning modules and field experiences to build their understanding of the local watershed's connection to the ocean and the...

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 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 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...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $508,608 to Rutgers, The State University for collaborative research titled "Tidally Rectified Flows in Multiple Inlet/Lagoon Systems: Consequences for Transport and Residence Times." The research will study shallow lagoon systems with multiple inlets using idealized and realistic numerical modeling combined with field observations. Focusing on...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) will support Oregon State University (OSU) in developing and piloting hands-on, grade-level-appropriate educational content on ocean acidification. Working in consultation with OSU and Oregon Sea Grant faculty experts, the project will create educational materials that align with Next Generation Science Standards for elementary, middle, and high school...

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. The two-year grant 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 for grades 1-6 focused on watershed and estuary functions, as well as climate...

The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $465,011 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRENGTHENING THE OOI DATA LABS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (COP) TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE DATA LITERACY," runs from August 15, 2023 to July 31, 2025. The award supports a collaborative effort between Rutgers University, Stockton University, Hillsborough Community College, City...