Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program FY21

The summary for the Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program FY21 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.

Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program FY21: The NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is seeking proposals under the Great Lakes Bay B-WET program (https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/bwet/greatlakes/). The Great Lakes B-WET program is a competitive grant program that supports existing, high quality environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new, innovative programs, and encourages capacity building and partnership development for environmental and place-based education programs throughout the entire Great Lakes watershed. Successful projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and related professional development for teachers, while advancing regional Great Lakes watershed education priorities. The Great Lakes B-WET program is funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (https://www.glri.us/).

Federal Grant Title:	Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program FY21
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce (DOC)
Grant Categories:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2021-2006522
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.429
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	August 21st, 2020
Original Application Deadline:	August 21st, 2020
Posted Date:	June 9th, 2020
Creation Date:	June 9th, 2020
Archive Date:	September 20th, 2020
Total Program Funding:	$850,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$80,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$30,000
Expected Number of Awards:	17
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	June 9th, 2020

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, nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, interstate agencies, and Indian tribal governments. 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. Likewise, Federal agencies are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this announcement, but may be project partners. Applicants may be physically located in any U.S. state; however, education projects must target teachers and/or students in the Great Lakes watershed. 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 underserved areas. The NOAA B-WET program encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions.
Grant Announcement Contact: Ms. Sarah Waters 989-884-6204
500 W. Fletcher Street, Alpena, MI 49707-1806
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