Project Grant NA16NOS4290199

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 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...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008), aims to equip teachers in South Louisiana with the knowledge, experiences, and support needed to connect their students to local ecosystems through outdoor, place-based learning. The $100,000 award, effective from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, will fund two 12-hour professional learning experiences, a 40-hour summer...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program is providing a $293,959 cooperative agreement grant to Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) to support "Project Watershed: Empowering Henrico County Educators for Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs)." This 3-year initiative aims to deepen environmental literacy by building the capacity of K-12 educators in HCPS through a specialized...

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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $192,352 Project Grant to the Inland Seas Education Association under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). This funding will support a two-year project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage responsible environmental behavior in Suttons Bay, Michigan. Key activities include hosting a 4-day Great Lakes...

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...

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 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...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences program totaling $429,823 supports a collaborative research effort to investigate the Holocene biogeochemical evolution of the Great Lakes. The research team from Central Michigan University and Michigan State University will collect sediment cores from Lakes Superior, Huron, and Erie to analyze elemental and isotopic geochemical cycles over geologic time. This work will provide insights into past productivity,...