Project Grant NA16NOS4290192

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will deliver two experiential learning programs focused on Great Lakes literacy and environmental stewardship through $133,650 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ODNR's Interpretive Paddle Program and H2Ohio Students Take Action Program (IPP + H2Ohio) will provide guided kayaking experiences for...

The Milwaukee Public Schools was awarded a $600,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The funding will support the installation of green infrastructure at five Milwaukee area schoolyards to capture an estimated 4.3 million gallons of annual stormwater runoff. Reflo, a subawardee, will lead education and outreach activities and participate in project discussions with the school district and their...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will receive $149,025 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA #66.469) to expand its "From Students to Stewards Initiative" program. This program will award grant opportunities to K-12 schools in Michigan to integrate place-based education into their curriculums focused on the Great Lakes. The goal is to help close the Great Lakes literacy gap and...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management, received a $108,972 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement the Great Lakes Literacy and Experiences Program. This program will provide approximately 1,000 students in grades K-12 within Ohio's Lake Erie watershed with place-based, experiential learning opportunities to enhance their understanding of...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), will train at least 100 climate-ready workers, including technicians, scientists, and engineers, to address water resource challenges in the Great Lakes region by 2028. The $5,122,819 award to The Ohio State University aims to build a diverse, digitally fluent workforce capable of providing climate-resilient water system services to communities...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $133,334 to the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park to implement an environmental education project. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage environmentally-beneficial behavior in Cleveland, OH and northwest Indiana....

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) provides $199,907 to the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative in Lowell, Michigan. The project, titled "Advancing K-12 Environmental Literacy through Place-Based Stewardship Education (PBSE) in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region", aims to build capacity for increased statewide environmental literacy through PBSE and climate change education. The key...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $135,000 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant funding will enable MDEGLE to extend learning beyond the classroom by providing a funding opportunity for student-led community-based water stewardship projects. The project will engage up to 1,750 students and educators in experiential...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $315,618 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The four-year grant, awarded on September 15, 2024, supports a collaborative research project titled "Known Rivers: Creating Justice-Centered Water Literacy Along the Lower Mississippi River." The project aims to develop and implement a justice-centered water literacy curriculum for approximately 640 students in grades 3-8...