Opportunity ID: 344111

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2023-2007600
Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Business and Commerce
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 11.457 — Chesapeake Bay Studies
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Oct 19, 2022
Last Updated Date: Oct 31, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2023
Archive Date: Mar 12, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $250,000
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $150,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are K-through-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, community-based and 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. Additional guidance on subrecipient partners can be found at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/section-200.331 Likewise, Federal agencies are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this announcement, but may be project partners.The Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA) is strongly committed to increasing the participation of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), i.e., Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges and universities, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian institutions, and institutions that work in underserved communities. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Commerce
Description:

Chesapeake B-WET funds locally relevant, authentic experiential learning for K-12 audiences through Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) and capacity building and partnership development for environmental education programs throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed states. Successful projects advance the environmental literacy goal of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and the NOAA Education Strategic Plan by building capacity to support hands-on environmental education and scale best practices across states and the region.

This funding announcement priority is Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building which supports the development of systemic MWEEs in school districts by increasing the capacity of: state networks and their leadership, network weavers, their partners, and the larger environmental education community. Note that a separate funding announcement through B-WET for School District Programming is also available on Grants.gov.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Elise Trelegan

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

elise.trelegan@noaa.gov

240-628-4507
Email:elise.trelegan@noaa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Open date requested by FPO Oct 31, 2022

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2023-2007600
Funding Opportunity Title: Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Business and Commerce
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 11.457 — Chesapeake Bay Studies
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Oct 19, 2022
Last Updated Date: Oct 31, 2022
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 10, 2023
Archive Date: Mar 12, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $250,000
Award Ceiling: $250,000
Award Floor: $150,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are K-through-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, community-based and 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. Additional guidance on subrecipient partners can be found at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/section-200.331 Likewise, Federal agencies are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this announcement, but may be project partners.The Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA) is strongly committed to increasing the participation of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), i.e., Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges and universities, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian institutions, and institutions that work in underserved communities. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Commerce
Description:

Chesapeake B-WET funds locally relevant, authentic experiential learning for K-12 audiences through Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) and capacity building and partnership development for environmental education programs throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed states. Successful projects advance the environmental literacy goal of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and the NOAA Education Strategic Plan by building capacity to support hands-on environmental education and scale best practices across states and the region.

This funding announcement priority is Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building which supports the development of systemic MWEEs in school districts by increasing the capacity of: state networks and their leadership, network weavers, their partners, and the larger environmental education community. Note that a separate funding announcement through B-WET for School District Programming is also available on Grants.gov.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Elise Trelegan

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

elise.trelegan@noaa.gov

240-628-4507
Email:elise.trelegan@noaa.gov

Folder 344111 Full Announcement-Full NOFO -> NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2023-2007600 NOFO Report.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Elise Trelegan
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
elise.trelegan@noaa.gov
240-628-4507
Email: elise.trelegan@noaa.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
11.457 3112077 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building PKG00277366 Nov 02, 2022 Feb 10, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

344111 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

344111 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

344111 CD511-1.1.pdf

344111 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

344111 SF424B-1.1.pdf

344111 SF424A-1.0.pdf

344111 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

Optional forms

344111 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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