Bay Watershed Education & Training Program

The summary for the Bay Watershed Education & Training Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Bay Watershed Education & Training Program
	CFDA Number:	11.457
	CFDA Description:	Chesapeake Bay Studies
	Federal Agency Name:	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Education Science and Technology Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NMFS-CBPO-2008-2001078
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 03, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jul 03, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 19, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Nov 18, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are K-through-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, community-based and nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, interstate agencies, and Indian tribal governments in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA) is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in undeserved areas. The NCBO encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions.
Grant Description: B-WET Chesapeake is a competitively based program that supports existing environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new programs, and encourages the development of partnerships among environmental education programs throughout the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Funded projects assist in meeting the Stewardship and Community Engagement goals of the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. Specifically, projects support organizations that provide meaningful watershed educational experiences for students or related professional development for teachers. NCBO is encouraging applications that include innovative technologies in the delivery of these experiences.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Drescher
Policy Advisor
steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov Contact if you have a problem downloading application forms.
Similar Government Grants: • 2011 Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Science; • Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and; • Fisheries Science Program - FY2010; • FY 2010 B-WET Chesapeake; • Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education & Training (B-WET) Program