FY2017-FY2018 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program

The summary for the FY2017-FY2018 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Commerce, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY2017-FY2018 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program: NOAA's Bay Watershed Education and Training Program (B-WET) is an environmental education program that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning focused on K-12 students and their classroom teachers. B-WET is a competitive grant program that promotes Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, also known as "MWEEs". MWEEs are B-WET's signature methodology and include multi-staged activities, both in the classroom and outdoors, that aim to increase the environmental literacy of all participants. New England B-WET is one of NOAA's seven regional B-WET environmental education programs. Through its competitive grant program New England B-WET promotes high quality environmental education, fosters the growth of new, innovative programs, and encourages capacity-building and environmental education partnerships within six New England states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Successful projects advance ocean, climate, and other environmental literacy goals and incorporate the goals of the NOAA Education Strategic Plan through (1) student hands-on environmental education in New England watersheds and (2) formal K-12 teacher and administrator professional development and support during student MWEEs.

Federal Grant Title:	FY2017-FY2018 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce (DOC)
Grant Categories:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2016-2005001
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.008
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	October 28th, 2016
Original Application Deadline:	October 28th, 2016
Posted Date:	August 15th, 2016
Creation Date:	August 15th, 2016
Archive Date:	November 27th, 2016
Total Program Funding:	$510,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$80,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	August 15th, 2016

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are K-12 public and independent schools and school systems; institutions of higher education; community-based and non-profit organizations; state, county, local, or Indian tribal government agencies; and regional organizations. For-profit organizations, foreign organizations, and foreign public entities are not eligible to apply. However, for-profit and foreign organizations and foreign public entities may participate with an eligible applicant as a project partner. Individuals and Federal agencies are not eligible applicants. While applicants do not need to be located in the targeted geographical region specified in the program objectives (i.e., in the New England states), they do need to focus the proposed work on target audiences that reside in this geographical region in order to be a qualified applicant. 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 under-served areas. The B-WET Program encourages proposals from, or involving, any of the above institutions. Information on minority serving institutions and demographics of K-12 schools can be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html.
Grant Announcement Contact: Deirdre Kimball, New England B-WET Federal Program Officer
978- 281-9290
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