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NOAA Announces Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training for Indigenous Communities Funding Opportunity

Students explore the lakeshore on a canoe trip supported by the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and partner Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Park. (Credit: Alex Breslav)
Students explore the lakeshore on a canoe trip supported by the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and partner Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Park. (Credit: Alex Breslav)

The NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) for Indigenous Communities Federal Funding Opportunity is now open. A total of $300,000 is available for projects. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2023.

Find the full notice and apply at www.grants.gov (search the Funding Opportunity Number NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2023-2007760)

  • Informational sessions on this funding opportunity are being held for potential applicants:
  • Applicant resources can be found here

Great Lakes B-WET 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 and place-based education programs throughout the entire Great Lakes watershed.

Successful projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for students and related professional development for teachers as applicable, while advancing regional Great Lakes watershed education priorities. The Great Lakes B-WET program is funded through the GLRI.

Contact the Great Lakes B-WET program coordinator for questions: sarah.a.waters@noaa.gov or (989) 312-3520.