2016 NOAA California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program

Post Date

October 14th 2015

Application Due Date

December 16th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2016-2004702

CFDA Number(s)

11.429

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

20

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $800000

• Award Range:

  $30000 - $60000

Grant Description

The California 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 education programs throughout the entire the San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and Santa Barbara Channel watersheds. Successful projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and related professional development for teachers.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Seaberry Nachbar,
  Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary office
  99 Pacific Street, Bldg 455
  Monterey, CA 93940
  Phone: 831-647-4204

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Work

• Agency Email Address:

  seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov