Funding Available Through NOAA's Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program
Updated January, 26 2009
2010 B-WET Regional Funding Opportunities
OPEN: 2010 Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) in California, Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the Pacific Northwest
Federal Register Notice available here.
California
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-NMS-2010-2001882
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement available here.
Website: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/bwet/welcome.html
Contact: Seaberry Nachbar, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, 831-647-4201,
seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov
Applications Due: Oct 08, 2009
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service on or before 5 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2009. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt. No facsimile or electronic mail applications will be accepted.
Chesapeake
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-NCBO-2010-2001766
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement available here.
Website: http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/formaleducation.aspx
Contact: Shannon Sprague, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, 410-267-5664,
shannon.sprague@noaa.gov
Applications Due: Oct 16, 2009
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov on or before 5 p.m. EDT on October 16, 2009. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline
Gulf of Mexico
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-SE-2010-2001852
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement available here.
Website: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/grants/B-Wet.htm
Applications Due: Nov 13, 2009
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov on or before 5 p.m. ET on November 13, 2009. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt. No facsimile or electronic mail applications will be accepted.
Hawaii
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-CSC-2010-2001793
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement available here.
Website: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/psc/bwet.html
Contact: Stephanie Bennett, Pacific Services Center, 808-522-7481,
stephanie.bennett@noaa.gov
Applications Due: Aug 31, 2009
Full proposals must be received and validated by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service on or before 5:59 p.m. Hawaii Time, August 31, 2009. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt. No facsimile or electronic mail applications will be accepted.
New England
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-NERO-2010-2001868
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement available here.
Website: http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/BWET/
Contact: Kathi Rodrigues, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Regional Office, 978-281-9324,
kathi.rodrigues@noaa.gov
Applications Due: Oct 02, 2009
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service on or before 5 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2009. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt.
Pacific Northwest
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-NMS-2010-2001859
Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement available here.
Contact: Robert Steelquist, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 360-457-6622 x19,
robert.steelquist@noaa.gov
Applications Due: Oct 08, 2009
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service on or before 5 p.m. PDT, October 8, 2009. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt. No e-mail and/or facsimile pre-proposals and/or full applications will be accepted.
Resources for Applicants
Click here for Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) description
Click here for B-WET Budget Template
Click here for evaluation resources on the California B-WET web site
Regional Priorities
The NOAA B-WET Program responds to regional education and environmental priorities through local implementation. Please refer to the Funding Opportunity Announcements for specific regional priorities for 2010.