Project Grant SIN65021GR3064

This $137,172 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) will enable the Marine Science Institute to provide a comprehensive science education program for 250 underrepresented 6th grade students in Redwood City, California. The program will focus on developing the students' understanding of their local watershed's connection to the ocean and the impact of coastal and ocean acidification. Students will engage in 21...

This $150,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) will fund the development and piloting of educational content on ocean and coastal acidification for elementary, middle, and high school students in Oregon. The grant recipient, Oregon State University, will work with the OSU SMILE (Science Math Investigative Learning Experiences) program, which has a 35-year history of school-university...

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 Project Grant award of $327,242 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards (CFDA 11.008) program will support the following key products and services: Provide 32 hours of professional development to 15 teachers in three low-income, majority-minority school districts to increase student climate literacy, student-led decision making, and student-determined climate action projects. Deliver an 8-hour eco-art adventure to 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...

Florida International University will establish an observatory attached to its Aquarius Reef Base underwater laboratory to monitor baseline conditions and changes impacting the health of coastal South Florida's ecological systems through September 2025. Funded by a $2.27 million project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the observatory aims to assess the Florida Current that transports waters from the eastern Caribbean to the Gulf of Mexico and conditions driving...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017) provides $100,000 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to engage tribal and underserved rural Alaskan communities in place-based, hands-on educational activities focused on ocean acidification and its impacts on marine resources and seafood supply. The project will work with local community members, including tribal elders, to educate youth ages 5-12 through 4-H...

The Ocean Ecology Network Inc. was awarded a $402,000 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to coordinate, develop and implement sea turtle research and conservation initiatives in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. As part of the NOAA Unallied Science Program, which provides grants for biological, socio-economic and physical science research on fishery and...

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...

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...