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 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) will receive $289,000 through a two-year Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429). NSEA will implement a six-month, 40-hour professional development series for Whatcom County fourth grade teachers focused on watershed science. NSEA staff and community partners will provide hands-on training to help teachers successfully implement an updated, place-based...
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 3-year, $293,959 Cooperative Agreement under the Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457) to Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) to support the "Project Watershed: Empowering Henrico County Educators for Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs)" initiative. This project aims to deepen environmental literacy by building the capacity of K-12 educators in HCPS through a specialized micro-credential...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award for $1,045,966.00 to Western Washington University (WWU) aims to improve the capacity of K-6 teachers to adapt science curriculum materials in a culturally responsive manner. The project, funded through NSF's Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program, will: 1) Implement a practicum-based professional development model for 30 in-service teachers and 30 pre-service teachers to introduce them to the "Explore the Salish Sea"...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $149,718 Project Grant under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) to the Nisqually River Foundation, a non-profit organization in Lacey, Washington. The grant funding will be used to promote sustainable and systemic meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) across grade levels within South Sound project schools in Washington State over a two-year period. Key activities include conducting teacher development...
The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association was awarded a $125,880 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will support the Association's Students for Salmon program, which aims to increase environmental literacy and stewardship among 1,000 fourth grade students in Whatcom County, Washington. Through hands-on activities like stream monitoring and salmon rearing tank installation in approximately 50...
This project grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides $136,062 to the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA), a non-profit organization in Bellingham, Washington, to implement an environmental education initiative called "Future Leaders of Whatcom Waters (FLOW)". The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Providing 24 university students majoring in...
This Project Grant, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), provides $384,675 in funding to support the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and its partner, The Whale Museum, in conducting and expanding activities that communicate, measure, and increase compliance with regulations related to Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) in the Puget Sound region. The grant focuses on three key objectives: 1)...
This $196,869 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the Nisqually River Foundation's engagement of local environmental educators, teachers, and students in watershed education programs. Over the two-year period from August 2021 to July 2023, the Foundation will provide Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion training to at least 25 educators. It will incorporate this content into engagement activities across Thurston County involving more than 120...