Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training Program

The summary for the Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and 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:	Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training Program
	CFDA Number:	11.429
	CFDA Description:	Marine Sanctuary Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-NMS-2011-2002605
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 20, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jul 20, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 05, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 05, 2010
	Archive Date:	Nov 04, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	35
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	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, 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 undeserved areas. The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions.
Grant Description: The California B-WET grant program 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 San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and Santa Barbara Channel watersheds. Projects support organizations that provide students ``meaningful'' watershed educational experiences and teachers professional development opportunities in the area of environmental education.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: on full opportunity button located at the top of this page.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Drescher Policy Advisor
For application download issues only. [steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Fiscal Year 2012 NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training Program; • 2011 Marine National Monument Program; • Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA Pacific Northwest Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program; • FY08 California Bay Watershed Education and Training Program; • Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program; • FY08 Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community; • FY09 California Bay Watershed Education and Training Program; • FY09 Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, Adult and Community Watershed Education in the Mo...