The full fiscal year 2024 funding opportunity can be found on Grants.gov under funding opportunity number NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2024-2008257. Visit the Pacific Northwest B-WET webpage for more information.

Deadline: February 1, 2024
Areas served: Oregon and Washington
Contact: Jacqueline Laverdure, NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 360-406-2084, jacqueline.laverdure@noaa.gov

The FY24 Pacific Northwest B-WET funding announcement focuses on the following priority
areas:

1. Systemic classroom-integrated Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for K-12 students that promote climate resilience and include high-quality teacher professional development related to the MWEEs; and
2. Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for K-12 students that appropriately involve Indigenous Knowledge and promote climate resilience.

For Pacific Northwest B-WET, applicants may be physically located in any U.S. state; however, education projects must target teachers and/or students in the Pacific Northwest region. For the purposes of this solicitation, the Pacific Northwest region is defined as Oregon and Washington.

The total Federal amount that may be requested from NOAA should not exceed $150,000 for two-year (24 months) projects or $75,000 for one-year (12 months) projects. The minimum Federal amount to request from NOAA is $60,000. NOAA does not expect to consider applications requesting Federal support from NOAA for more than $150,000 or less than
$60,000.