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C-NOFO-21-102: Ocean Matters: Safeguarding Ocean Health in the Indo-Pacific

Closed Closed May 18, 2021 Opportunity C-NOFO-21-102 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to India notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$40,000
• Total funding$50,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

1. Launch the “Ocean Matters” campaign involving stakeholders from Federal agencies (for GLOBE deployment), local governmental ministries (including GLOBE’s India coordinator at the Ministry of Environment, Government of India). Collaborations evidenced by letters of support; and public announcements, press, and social media publicity by the constituent organizations and departments. 2. Identify up to 100 high and secondary schools in three Indian cities including those serving underserved sections of society and from coastal areas, as evidenced by creation of a registration database of partner schools with assigned coordinators. 3. Customize experiments and build a curriculum on “Ocean Health” incorporating locally relevant experiments from the GLOBE End-User Ocean Protocol "https://www.globe.gov/get-trained/protocol-etraining" GLOBE trainer protocols and DEAKINUNI-LTCREA GLOBE ITALIA marine plastic monitoring protocols within three months; obtain support from selected schools for use of laboratory space and student engagement; distribute equipment for science experiments; spotlight teacher stories on the GLOBE portal DEAKINUNI-LTCREA GLOBE ITALIA Marine Plastic Monitoring Protocols within three months; obtain support from selected schools for use of laboratory space and student engagement; distribute equipment for science experiments; spotlight teacher stories on the GLOBE portal. 4. Train up to 1,000 high school student volunteers in GLOBE End-User Ocean Protocol and participate in large-scale testing of the DEAKINUNI-LTCREA GLOBE ITALIA Marine Testing Protocols within nine months from the project’s launch, using approved laboratory or other apparatus and equipment. Build students’ capacity to identify sites, conduct experiments, and analyze in partner school laboratories. Large community of students, researchers, and scientists undertake experiments based on trained protocol, capture images, document, and analyze data. Learning outcomes will be evidenced by the number and quality of student research reports, qualitative and quantitative data gathered, collaborative experiments, independent and group research projects and reported findings as theses/dissertations; spotlight impact on students through their learning endeavors, classroom activities, scientific research, environmental observations, and promoting STEM fields as careers; and their overall journey of life on the GLOBE portal.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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