The federal Project Grant award, with ID NA25NMFX008G0002, was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008). The $327,242 award will enable The Artist Boat, Inc., a non-profit organization in Galveston, Texas, to deliver the following key products and services over the period of January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026: Provide 32 hours of professional development to 15 teachers in three low-income,...
This federal Project Grant award for $100,000.00, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008), aims to facilitate teachers' and students' connection to their local ecosystems in South Louisiana. The key products and services to be delivered over the 2-year project period (December 1, 2024 - November 30, 2026) include: Engaging teachers in two 12-hour professional learning experiences and a 40-hour...
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $148,906 Project Grant to the Flour Bluff Independent School District (FBISD) to implement the "Solution to Pollution" Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEE) program. The project will address oceanography, aquatic sciences, conservation biology, environmental science, and ecology curriculum for grades 6-12 within FBISD. The project aligns with NOAA's Mission-Related Education Awards...
This $200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008). The grant will fund a three-component project titled "Thriving Together" implemented by the Houston Humane Society in Houston, TX. The key products and services to be delivered include: A four-day professional development workshop for 25 educators from the Houston Independent School District and surrounding...
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...
The National Wildlife Federation received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008). The grant will fund the Student Climate Resilient Ambassadors (SCRA) initiative, which will use Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) to empower students, teachers, and community members in marginalized Houston communities to become watershed stewards....
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 Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii will receive $165,472 under a two-year Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support the Aloha Aina program. The program will educate 120 youth ages 9-14 on environmental conservation and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math through a place-based curriculum and meaningful outdoor field experiences in the Nanakuli-Wai'anae complex on O'ahu. Utilizing hybrid in-person and virtual learning models, the program...
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 $500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, operating as the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The grant will fund a project titled "Stimulating Learning Through STEAM" with two core objectives: (1) reimagining the museum's visitor experience by integrating hands-on learning, digital interactives, and refreshed content in...