Phenology Road Show: MERITO Academy Program Field Visits

Post Date

June 9th 2011

Application Due Date

June 23rd 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FWSVENTURA-1102

CFDA Number(s)

15.650

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Other

Connecting People With Nature

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

This cooperative agreement will be with National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. We are posting a "Notice of Intent to Award Discretionary Financial Assistance to a Single Source Without Competition".

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5000

• Award Range:

  $5000 - $5000

Grant Description

Six hundred 4th-8th grade students will learn about and implement bird and plant phenology monitoring activities at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Ormond Beach instructed by California State University -Channel Islands students, the Nature Conservancy, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary MERITO Academy staff and Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office staff during the 2011-2012 school year, which will contribute to a national effort to collect climate change species related data (for Project BudBurst, eBird, and others). All students are enrolled in Title 1 schools in Ventura County, are largely minorities (>85%), and currently under-represented in STEM fields.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Michael Glenn
  Education & Outreach Specialist
  (805)644-1766 x328
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  michael_glenn@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  michael_glenn@fws.gov