The NOAA Department is offering the Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program grant to support communities in Hawaii by fostering well-informed citizenry involved in decision-making for coastal, marine, and watershed ecosystems. This competitive grant aims to develop new programs, promote innovative partnerships, and enhance environmental education efforts in alignment with national and state school requirements. Funded projects provide educational experiences for students, professional development for teachers, service-learning opportunities, and support for regional environmental priorities. The program focuses on topics such as ocean and atmospheric sciences, community resilience, and place-based management, contributing to a healthy and resilient future for societies and ecosystems.
Opportunity ID: 298916
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-OCM-2018-2005344 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY2018 NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.473 — Office for Coastal Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 03, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible funding applicants are K-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, commercial and nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, and Indian tribal governments conducting projects in Hawaii (Islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Kahoolawe, Niihau, and/or the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands). Individual applicants and Federal agencies are not eligible. Existing recipients selected during the FY 2016 (NOAA-NOS-OCM-2016-2004576) and FY 2017 (NOAA-NOS-OCM-2017-2004984) Hawaii BWET competitions are eligible to apply as competitive renewal projects and are required to re-apply to receive consideration for further funding. Federal agencies and employees are not allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners and may contribute services in kind. Federal agencies and employees’ ‘in-kind services’ cannot be considered as part of an applicant’s match on shared costs. If federal agencies are collaborators, applicants must provide detail on the expected level of federal engagement in the application. Examples might include, but are not limited to partnership services; serving in a review capacity; or participating in priority task teams, working groups, or leadership teams. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program is a federal funding opportunity which meets NOAA’s mission of science, service and stewardship. This B-WET program supports the vision of a future where societies and their ecosystems are healthy and resilient in the face of sudden or prolonged change. The purpose for this financial assistance is to support our communities by developing a well-informed citizenry involved in decision-making that positively impacts our coastal, marine and watershed ecosystems in the State of Hawaii. This opportunity is a competitively-based grant that provides funding to assist in the development of new programs, encourage innovative partnerships among environmental education programs, and support geographically targeted programs to advance environmental education efforts that complement national and state school requirements. The B-WET Hawaii Program plays a foundational role as an environmental education program that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning in the K-12 environment on priority topics such understanding ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, community resilience to hazard, and place-based management. Funded projects provide meaningful watershed educational experiences for students, professional development for teachers, service-learning opportunities for students, and support regional education and environmental priorities. More information about the B-WET program is online at http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/grants/bwet. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For administrative and technical questions regarding this announcement, contact Jim Foley, B-WET Hawaii Coordinator, at NOAA/NOS Office for Coastal Management – Pacific Islands, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, ATTN: Jim Foley, or by phone at (808) 725-5284, or via email at jim.foley@noaa.gov. Questions may also be addressed to Stephanie Bennett by phone at (808) 725-5254 or via email at stephanie.bennett@noaa.gov.
Email:jim.foley@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 298916 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NOS-OCM-2018-2005344 Full Announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For administrative and technical questions regarding this announcement, contact Jim Foley, B-WET Hawaii Coordinator, at NOAA/NOS Office for Coastal Management – Pacific Islands, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, ATTN: Jim Foley, or by phone at (808) 725-5284, or via email at jim.foley@noaa.gov. Questions may also be addressed to Stephanie Bennett by phone at (808) 725-5254 or via email at stephanie.bennett@noaa.gov. Email: jim.foley@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.473 | 2686236 | FY2018 NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program | PKG00236477 | Nov 21, 2017 | Feb 01, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
298916 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
298916 Project-1.1.pdf
298916 CD511-1.1.pdf
298916 Budget-1.1.pdf
298916 SF424B-1.1.pdf
298916 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
298916 Other-1.1.pdf
298916 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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