Grant priorities include B-WET priority areas:

• New projects that use the MWEE framework – Projects submitted under this area should address the specific activities that define MWEE Essential Elements, MWEE Supporting Practices, and Teacher MWEE Professional Development Practices.
• Systemic MWEE implementation – Projects submitted under this area should develop and implement systemic MWEEs in school districts. Systemic projects reach the entire student population in one or more grades within a school district with teacher-supported MWEEs and ensure that the teachers of these students receive high quality professional development to give them the content knowledge and pedagogical skills for outdoor learning to support all aspects of the MWEE as defined in section I.A.c.
• Capacity building for expanded statewide K-12 environmental literacy initiatives – This priority supports projects that increase opportunities for advancing the MWEE and environmental literacy at the state level. These capacity building projects will define the barriers to advancing environmental literacy at the state level and explain how the proposed work will fill a recognized gap.Click on the next section to learn more about this funding opportunity’s eligibility requirements.

Eligibility requirements include:

• Projects must serve students and educators in the Great Lakes watershed in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin.
• Projects must demonstrate a connection to the Great Lakes basin through the watershed system so that program participants understand how their actions can affect the Great Lakes ecosystem through their local watershed.

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No cost sharing is required under this program. Cost sharing is not considered in the evaluation criteria or selection factors.

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Eligible costs include:

• Student investigations of local environmental issues
• Professional development for teachers
• Support to get MWEEs implemented throughout an entire school district or school

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Awards will be made in a single allotment with an award period of up to 2 years.

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Electronic applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 29, 2024 to be considered for funding. Applicants are required to apply online through Grants.gov. Use of Grants.gov requires an advanced registration process that may take a few days or several weeks.

B-WET regional funding opportunities are published at different times of the year. Please check the B-WET page periodically for updates on future opportunities.

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Sarah Waters
Great Lakes B-WET Program Coordinator; Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Phone: 989-312-3520; 989-884-6204