NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
Posted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program — is cataloged under number SEC-OED-2009-2001648 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.469, posted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 17, 2008 and last updated on February 20, 2009. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Varies by applicant. The agency has projected $2.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 26, 2009. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Varies by applicant
Close Date
January 26, 2009
NOAA publishes this notice to inform the public of an amendment to the solicitation ``NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program'' announced in the Federal Register on December 16, 2008 (73 FR 76341). Due to issues with the submission process and system-wide delays in using Grants.gov on the days prior to and including the deadline, some potential applicants for the NOAA B-WET program may have been unsuccessful in submitting their applications through the website. To ensure that all applicants have the opportunity to apply for the B-WET program, NOAA will accept paper applications to this announcement where it can be shown that the applicants attempted to submit via Grants.gov by the January 26 deadline originally published in the announcement, and who contacted a Federal Program Officer to communicate their problem. If these applicants would like to have their application considered for funding, they may submit a complete paper application package to the B-WET National Coordinator by 5:00 PM ET, February 27, 2009. All information and requirements published in NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program solicitation published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2008 apply to any applications submitted pursuant to this notice. Proposals must be submitted by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 26, 2009.
Posted
December 17, 2008
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program is an environmental education program that supports experiential learning through local competitive grant awards in specific geographic regions. Prior to 2008 NOAA B-WET Programs were established for the Chesapeake Bay, California, and the Hawaiian Islands. As of 2008, three new programs are in place in New England, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest. In FY09, it is anticipated that funds will be available for each of these three regions. Proposals are currently being solicited from the Pacific Northwest region, the northern Gulf of Mexico region, and the New England region. For the purposes of this solicitation, these three regions are defined as follows: a. Pacific Northwest--the states of Oregon and Washington; b. Northern Gulf of Mexico--the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas; c. New England--the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. NOAA recognizes that knowledge and commitment built from firsthand experience, especially in the context of one's community and culture, is essential for achieving environmental stewardship. Carefully selected experiences driven by rigorous academic learning standards, engendering discovery and wonder, and nurturing a sense of community will further connect students with their watershed, help reinforce an ethic of responsible citizenship, and promote academic achievement. Experiential learning techniques, such as those supported by the NOAA B-WET Program, have been shown to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), thus contributing to NOAA's obligations under the America COMPETES Act (33 U.S.C. 893a(a)).
Eligibility
25
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Agency Contact
Steve Drescher <br/>Policy Advisor <br/>Phone 301-713-0926
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