Fiscal Year 2011 Gulf of Mexico NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B WET) Program | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Fiscal Year 2011 Gulf of Mexico NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Commerce through NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Region. The program is designed to strengthen environmental literacy in the Gulf of Mexico by supporting hands-on, locally relevant watershed education for K-12 students. At its core, B-WET is focused on experiential learning, meaning students are expected to learn by doing through activities connected to real places and real environmental issues in their own communities, rather than only through classroom instruction. The opportunity also emphasizes teacher support, with funded projects expected to include professional development that helps educators deliver stronger watershed and coastal education.

Projects funded under this opportunity are meant to provide meaningful watershed educational experiences, which generally implies learning activities that connect students directly to watershed concepts such as water quality, habitat, land use impacts, coastal ecosystems, and the relationship between human activity and marine and coastal resources. In addition to student experiences, proposals are expected to advance broader regional education and environmental priorities in the Gulf of Mexico, aligning local programming with NOAA-related resource management goals. The program is explicitly tied to NOAA's mission goal to protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources using an ecosystem approach to management, so competitive proposals would typically demonstrate how education activities relate to ecosystem health, stewardship, and practical understanding of coastal and watershed systems.

The funding instrument types available are grants and cooperative agreements, and the activity focus spans education, environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 11.463 (Habitat Conservation). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for this competition, which can make it more accessible for schools and community organizations that may have limited ability to provide cash or in-kind match.

In terms of funding size and structure, NOAA anticipated an estimated total funding amount of $700,000 for the program. Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $25,000 to a ceiling of $100,000, indicating support for both smaller pilot efforts and more robust, multi-participant projects. The announcement was posted on July 16, 2010, with an application deadline of October 14, 2010, and the opportunity was later archived on November 13, 2010.

Eligibility is broad and includes a mix of education-focused and community-based entities. Eligible applicants include K-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions of higher education, community-based and nonprofit organizations, state and local government agencies, interstate agencies, and Indian tribal governments. The listing notes that additional eligibility clarification may appear in the full announcement, so applicants were directed to consult the complete notice for details.

For access issues related to downloading the application materials, the provided point of contact was Steve Drescher, identified as a Policy Advisor, specifically for application download problems. The announcement also points applicants to the full opportunity link for complete program requirements, proposal content expectations, and submission instructions.

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