Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA Hawaii Program Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)

The summary for the Fiscal Year 2011 NOAA Hawaii Program Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) 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 Hawaii Program Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)
	CFDA Number:	11.473
	CFDA Description:	Coastal Services Center
	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-CSC-2011-2002463
	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:	Sep 15, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 15, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	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-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, commercial and nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, and Indian tribal governments. Individual applicants and federal agencies are not eligible. Federal agencies are not allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners. 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, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian institutions, and institutions that service underserved areas.
Grant Description: This Federal funding opportunity meets NOAA's mission goal to protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management. The purpose for this financial assistance is to support NOAA's mission goal by developing a well-informed citizenry involved in decision-making that positively impacts our coastal, marine, and watershed ecosystems in the State of Hawaii. This opportunity is a competitively based grant that provides funding to assist in the development of new programs, encourage innovative partnerships among environmental education programs, and support geographically targeted programs to advance environmental education efforts that complement national and state school requirements. The B-WET Hawaii Program is an environmental education program that promotes locally relevant experiential learning in the K-12 environment on priority topics, such as understanding climate change, earth sciences, and community resilience to hazards. Funded projects provide meaningful watershed educational experiences for students and related professional development for teachers, and support regional education and environmental priorities.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Drescher Policy Advisor

For application download issues only [steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • NOAA Regional Ocean Partnership Funding Program - FY2011 Funding Competition; • Fiscal Year 2011 Coastal Resilience Networks Program; • FY 2010 Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program; • Opportunity NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2010-2001799; • Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program, Hawaii; • FY 2008 Implementation of Regional Integrated Ocean Observing Systems; • FY 2008 Integrated Ocean Observing System Regional Association Support; • FY 2008 Oceans and Human Health Initiative, External Grants Program; • FY 2008 Gulf of Mexico Alliance Governors' Action Plan Implementation