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NOAA Environmental Literacy Grant

Deadline: January 25, 2006

Link http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/funding_opps.html

NOAAs Office of Education (OEd) is requesting applications for environmental literacy projects. Approximately $3 million is available to fund roughly 5-10 projects in 2006. Funded projects will be between 1 and 5 years in duration and will

  • (1) further the use and incorporation of the Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts in formal and informal education and/or measure ocean literacy among the public; or
  • (2) strengthen the capacity to develop a workforce knowledgeable about weather and climate.

All projects shall employ the strategies articulated in the NOAA Education Plan and involve NOAA entities as partners. Letters of interest are REQUIRED and are due Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Full proposals are due Wednesday, March 1, 2006.

Visit http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/funding_opps.html for the full announcement and additional information.