Fiscal Year 2024 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)

The National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office is seeking proposals under the Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (Gulf of Mexico B-WET) Program. The program aims to promote place-based experiential learning for K–12 students and related professional development for teachers. The primary delivery of B-WET is through competitive grants that promote Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs). The MWEE is a learner-centered framework that focuses on investigations into local environmental issues and leads to informed action. • The program focuses on three priority areas: Professional Development for Teachers related to Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, Exemplary Programs combining Teacher Professional Development with Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for their students, and Systemic Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Implementation. • The program encourages the purposeful incorporation of education about climate change into programming. • The program is interested in projects that partner specifically with organizations and institutions that serve marginalized groups, particularly minority communities. • The program aims to support the expansion of environmental literacy in a systemic manner throughout the region.