Funding opportunity: The 2023 Hawaii B-WET Funding Opportunity is now open. 

The full fiscal year 2023 funding opportunity can be found at Grants.gov under funding opportunity number NOAA-NOS-OCM-2023-2007573. Please see the funding opportunity for all application details.

Deadline: January 31, 2023
Informational Webinars: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM HST.
Areas served: Hawaii
Award period: up to 24 months
Funding:  $50,000–$150,000
Contact: Māhealani Bambico, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, mahealani.bambico@noaa.gov 

The purpose for this financial assistance is to support our communities by developing well-informed members of society involved in decision-making that positively impacts our coastal, marine, and watershed ecosystems in the Hawaiian Islands. This is a competitive opportunity for grants to assist in the development of new programs, encourage innovative partnerships among environmental education programs, and support geographically targeted programs to advance environmental education efforts that complement national and state school requirements. The Hawaii B-WET program plays a foundational role as an environmental education program that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning in the K-12 environment on Priority Content Areas such as Earth science, climate science, and indigenous local knowledge models for all sciences. Funded projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for students and professional development for teachers that support regional education and environmental priorities. More information about the B-WET program is online at https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/bwet.