FY2019 NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program

The summary for the FY2019 NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii 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.

FY2019 NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program: The NOAA Bay WatershedEducation and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program is a federal funding opportunitywhich meets NOAA's mission of science, service and stewardship. The B-WETHawaii Program supports a vision of a future where societies and ecosystems arehealthy and resilient in the face of sudden or prolonged change. The purposefor this financial assistance is to support our communities by developing awell-informed citizenry involved in decision-making that positively impacts ourcoastal, marine and watershed ecosystems in the State of Hawaii. This is acompetitive opportunity for grants to assist in the development of newprograms, encourage innovative partnerships among environmental educationprograms, and support geographically targeted programs to advance environmentaleducation efforts that complement national and state school requirements. TheB-WET Hawaii Program plays a foundational role as an environmental educationprogram that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning in the K-12 environmenton priority topics such understanding ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences,community resilience to hazards, and place-based environmental management.Funded projects provide meaningful watershed educational experiences forstudents, professional development for teachers, service-learning opportunitiesfor students, and support regional education and environmental priorities. Moreinformation about the B-WET program is online athttp://www.noaa.gov/office-education/bwet.

Federal Grant Title:	FY2019 NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce (DOC)
Grant Categories:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-OCM-2019-2005858
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.473
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	February 5th, 2019
Original Application Deadline:	February 5th, 2019
Posted Date:	November 5th, 2018
Creation Date:	November 5th, 2018
Archive Date:	March 7th, 2019
Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$150,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	November 5th, 2018

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible funding 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 conducting projects in Hawaii (Islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Kahoolawe, Niihau, and/or the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). Individual applicants and Federal agencies are not eligible. Existing recipients selected during the FY 2017 (NOAA-NOS-OCM-2017-2004984) and FY 2018 (NOAA-NOS-OCM-2018-2005344) Hawaii B-WET competitions are eligible to apply as competitive renewal projects and are required to re-apply to receive consideration for further funding. Federal agencies and employees are not allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners and may contribute services in kind. Federal agencies and employees' ‘in-kind services' cannot be considered as part of an applicant's match on shared costs. If federal agencies are collaborators, applicants must provide detail on the expected level of federal engagement in the application. Examples might include, but are not limited to partnership services; serving in a review capacity; or participating in priority task teams, working groups, or leadership teams.
Grant Announcement Contact: For administrative and technical questions regarding this announcement, contact Jim Foley, B-WET Hawaii Coordinator, at NOAA/NOS Office for Coastal Management - Pacific Islands, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, ATTN: Jim Foley, or by phone at (808) 725-5284, or via email at [email protected]. Questions may also be addressed to Stephanie Bennett by phone at (808) 725-5254 or via email at [email protected].
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