Fiscal Year 2016 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program

The summary for the Fiscal Year 2016 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (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.

Fiscal Year 2016 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program: The National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region (Fisheries Southeast Regional Office) is seeking proposals under the Gulf of Mexico B-WET Program. The Gulf of Mexico B-WET program is a competitive, environmental education, grants program that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning in the K-12 environment. Funded projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students, related professional development for teachers, and help to support regional education and environmental priorities in the Gulf of Mexico. This program addresses NOAA's Long-Term Goal of "Healthy Oceans: Marine fisheries, habitats, and biodiversity are sustained within healthy and productive ecosystems" and "NOAA's Engagement Enterprise Objective for An engaged and educated public with an improved capacity to make scientifically informed environmental decisions".

Federal Grant Title:	Fiscal Year 2016 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
Grant Categories:	Education Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NMFS-SE-2016-2004691
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement, Grant
CFDA Numbers:	11.463
CFDA Descriptions:	Habitat Conservation
Current Application Deadline:	Dec 11, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Dec 11, 2015
Posted Date:	Oct 8, 2015
Creation Date:	Oct 8, 2015
Archive Date:	Jan 10, 2016
Total Program Funding:	$700,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:	7
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Special district governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
City or township governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Grant Announcement Contact: Amy Clark Gulf of Mexico B-WET Program Manager Phone: (228)688-1520
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