OpportunityTitle: Fiscal Year 2020 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: : 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 allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners and may contribute services in kind.   Applicants may be physically located in any U.S. state; however, education projects must target teachers and/or students in Gulf of Mexico coastal counties, which are listed on page 48-49 of the following document: National Ocean Service, NOAA. 2011. The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/noaa_documents.lib/NOS/state_of_coast/Gulf_of_Mexico_2011.pdf.  Per the system priority information in section I.B.c.4., an applicant that chooses to implement a systemic project will reach the entire student population in one or more grades within a school district. Rarely do school districts and counties also share the same physical territory. Therefore, if an applicant chooses the systemic priority, the district targeted must have overlapping territory with a coastal county as defined in this eligibility section (III.A.)  Additionally, consideration will be given to applicants who show prior experience in working in the Gulf of Mexico region, who show prior experience with Gulf of Mexico regional issues, or who demonstrate partnerships with local organizations in the Gulf of Mexico region on proposed projects.  The Department of Commerce/NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas. The NOAA B-WET program encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions as well as other organizations that work with underserved or underrepresented audiences
Description: The National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office (Southeast Regional Office) is seeking proposals under the Gulf of Mexico B-WET program (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/grant/noaa-gulf-mexico-bay-watershed-education-and-training-gulf-b-wet-program). Gulf of Mexico B-WET funds locally relevant, authentic experiential learning for K-12 audiences through Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) in Gulf of Mexico coastal communities. MWEEs involve learning both outdoors and in the classroom as students engage in issue definition, outdoor field experiences, synthesis and conclusions, and action projects. The goal is to increase understanding and stewardship of the Gulf of Mexico and its local watersheds. Projects advance the environmental education goal of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (https://gulfofmexicoalliance.org/). This program addresses NOAA&apos;s Long Term Goal of &quot;Healthy Oceans: Marine fisheries, habitats, and biodiversity are sustained within healthy and productive ecosystems&quot; and NOAA&apos;s Engagement Enterprise Objective for &#8220;An engaged and educated public with an improved capacity to make scientifically informed environmental decisions&quot;. Applicants may be physically located in any U.S. state; however, education projects must target teachers and/or students in Gulf of Mexico coastal counties. For the purposes of this solicitation, the coastal counties of Gulf of Mexico states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) are defined and listed on page 48-49 of the following document: National Ocean Service, NOAA. 2011. The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/noaa_documents.lib/NOS/state_of_coast/Gulf_of_Mexico_2011.pdf. This year&#8217;s funding announcement focuses on priority areas including: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for Students, Professional Development for Teachers related to Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, Exemplary Programs combining Teacher Professional Development with long-term classroom-integrated Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for their students; and adds a new priority area: Systemic Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Implementation
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GrantorContactText: Amy Clark 228-688-1520 &lt;br/&gt;NOAA NMFS SERO &lt;br/&gt;1021 Balch Blvd, Suite 1003 &lt;br/&gt;Stennis Space Center, MS 39529