FY09 Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education in the Monterey Bay

The summary for the FY09 Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education in the Monterey Bay 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:	FY09 Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education in the Monterey Bay
	CFDA Number:	11.429
	CFDA Description:	Marine Sanctuary Program
	Federal Agency Name:	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NOS-NMS-2009-2001651
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 05, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 05, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 27, 2009 Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov on or before 5 p.m. PST on February 27, 2009. Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in developing your submission timeline. Both hard copy and electronic proposals received after that time will not be considered for funding and will be returned to the applicant.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 27, 2009 Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov on or before 5 p.m. PST on February 27, 2009. Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in developing your submission timeline. Both hard copy and electronic proposals received after that time will not be considered for funding and will be returned to the applicant.
	Archive Date:	Mar 29, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$200,000
	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 institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, State or local government agencies, and Indian tribal governments. 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 service underserved areas. The National Marine Sanctuary Program encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions.
Grant Description: The California B-WET Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education, 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 Monterey Bay watershed. Funded projects provide meaningful watershed education to adults and communities. The term meaningful watershed education is defined as outcome-based programs that educate citizens about their role in protecting water quality and demonstrate behavioral changes that improve water quality and promote environmental stewardship.
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