Federal Foundation Assistance Monitor

(ENVIRONMENT) $2M Funds Education Programs in California

Agency: Commerce Dept. (Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin., NOAA); Program: FY 2011 California Bay Watershed Education and Training (California B-WET) Program (CFDA Number: 11.473) (Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-NMS-2011-2002605); Eligibility: Governments, K-12 schools, institutions of higher education and commercial and nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay and Santa Barbara areas; Funding: $2 million for 35 awards; Deadline: Oct. 5.

Purpose: The California B-WET program is a competitively based program that supports existing environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new programs and encourages the development of partnerships among environmental education programs throughout the San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and Santa Barbara Channel watersheds.

Insider's Tip: Projects support organizations that provide students "meaningful" watershed educational experiences and teachers professional development opportunities in the area of environmental education.

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