FY 2015 Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program

Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-NCBO-2015-2004234 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentNatural ResourcesScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 11.457Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOCClosing Date: Jan 14, 2015Award Ceiling: $150,000Expected Number of Awards: 12Creation Date: Oct 22, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: B-WET Chesapeake is a competitive grant program that supports existing, high-quality environmental education programs, fosters the growth of new, innovative programs, and encourages capacity building and partnership development for environmental education programs throughout the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Successful projects advance the environmental literacy goal of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and goals of the NOAA Education Strategic Plan by providing hands-on environmental education about issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding