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 which promotes locally relevant, experiential learning in the K-12 environment.
Funded projects offer 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”.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-SE-2013-2003461
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $100,000
Award Floor: $25,000
CFDA Number(s): 11.463 — Habitat Conservation
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.
Important Dates:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 19, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 19, 2012
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