# Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-nmfs-hcpo-2023-2007600-fiscal-year-2023-regional-environmental-literacy-capacity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344111

> Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $150,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $250,000 in total. Applications closed on February 10, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2023-2007600 |
| Agency | Department of Commerce |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 10, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $150,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $250,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.457 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2023-2007600 still open?

No. It closed on February 10, 2023.

### Who can apply for Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building?

Closed February 10, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $250,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Chesapeake Bay Studies grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Chesapeake Research Consortium Inc, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Chesapeake Bay Trust. The program made 72 awards worth $14.7 million in that time.