Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA SEC OED 2015 2004408
This grant opportunity aims to enhance environmental literacy among the public and K-12 students, equipping them to make informed decisions that bolster community resilience against extreme weather events and environmental changes. Many U.S. communities are facing serious challenges like increased temperatures, severe weather patterns, and ecological disruptions. The initiative focuses on building an understanding of geographical factors, Earth systems, and the vulnerabilities linked to specific locations.
Applicants are encouraged to develop projects based on up-to-date scientific data and to actively engage participants in addressing real-world issues. Collaboration with NOAA and utilization of its resources and data are strongly recommended. The project topics should align with NOAA’s mission related to ocean, weather, climate sciences, and community resilience.
Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits, K-12 schools, and government entities. Grants range from $250,000 to $500,000, with project durations of 2 to 5 years. Applications are expected to be submitted collaboratively, and the funding announcement anticipates awards to be granted by September 30, 2015, with project launches starting no earlier than October 1, 2015. Additional details and application resources can be found on NOAA's grant website.Apply for NOAA SEC OED 2015 2004408
- The Department of Commerce in the environment natural resources science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening the Public s and/or K 12 Students Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience toExtreme Weather Events and Environmental Changes" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.008 NOAA Mission Related Education Awards.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 27, 2015 and posted on Feb 27, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 13, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are limited to institutions of higher education other nonprofits, including informal education institutions such as museums, zoos, and aquariums K 12 public and independent schools and school systems and state, local and Indian tribal governments in the United States. For profit organizations, foreign institutions, and individuals are not eligible to apply. Eligible applicants may submit an individual application or submit as part of a collaborative team of two or more eligible institutions. There are no eligibility restrictions on institutions that are serving as project partners but are not submitting an application. These partners can receive a portion of the funding through sub awards or, for NOAA partners, through direct support from the Office of Education. Note Although NOAA programs and offices can receive a small amount of support from the Office of Education to facilitate their involvement with the project, the principal benefit of the project cannot be to support NOAA (see Section II.A. and Section IV.B.1(f)). An individual may apply only once as a Principal Investigator (PI) through this funding opportunity, and the same application may not be submitted to more than one priority. However, institutions may submit more than one distinct application and individuals may serve as co PIs or key personnel on more than one application. Federal employees may not serve as PIs or co PIs on any application, although they may be included as key personnel.
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