Fiscal Year 2013 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program

Post Date

July 12th 2012

Application Due Date

October 19th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-NMFS-SE-2013-2003461

CFDA Number(s)

11.463

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Other

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.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $25000 - $100000

Grant Description

The National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region (Fisheries Southeast Regional Office) is seeking proposals under the Gulf of Mexico B-WET Program. The Gulf B-WET program is an environmental education 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".

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Amy Clark, Gulf of Mexico B-WET Program Manager, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Building 1100, Room 202D
  Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
  Telephone: 228-688-1520

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email

• Agency Email Address:

  Amy.Clark@noaa.gov