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Ocean Guardian School students from Adams Elementary School in Santa Barbara, California, explore a local watershed to understand the macroinvertebrate community and the water quality that ultimately leads downstream to the ocean.
Ocean Guardian School Program

Does your school have what it takes to help protect the ocean for the future? Promote ocean and watershed conservation at your school or in your local community by becoming an Ocean Guardian School. An Ocean Guardian School makes a commitment to the protection and conservation of its local watersheds, the world's ocean, and special ocean areas, like national marine sanctuaries. PreK-12 schools from specific locations within California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii can apply for Ocean Guardian School grants.  Any preK-12 school in the United States may apply to participate in the Ocean Guardian School program without funding. 

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Ocean Guardian School students from Adams Elementary School in Santa Barbara, California, explore a local watershed to understand the macroinvertebrate community and the water quality that ultimately leads downstream to the ocean.
Ten children stand together in a field of golden wheat-like wiregrass on a bright sunny day. Several of the students are holding scissors above their heads victoriously, while one child stands in the middle of the group holding a large armful of wiregrass stalks in one arm. All the students have smiles of success on their faces, and one child on the edge of the group wearing sunglasses flashes the peace sign.
NOAA Planet Stewards Supporting Stewardship

Through federal funding opportunities of up to $5,000, NOAA Planet Stewards supports educators working in formal and informal educational settings to carry out hands-on action-based stewardship projects with elementary through college age students, as well as the general public. Stewardship projects must make a substantive, measurable impact on an environmental issue related to the educator’s community. Projects should focus on the conservation, restoration, and/or protection of human communities and/or natural resources from environmental issues.

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College or university
Informal education institution
Minority serving institution
Other nonprofit
School
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Grant
Ten children stand together in a field of golden wheat-like wiregrass on a bright sunny day. Several of the students are holding scissors above their heads victoriously, while one child stands in the middle of the group holding a large armful of wiregrass stalks in one arm. All the students have smiles of success on their faces, and one child on the edge of the group wearing sunglasses flashes the peace sign.
Three people are underwater scuba diving. One person is holding up a sign that says "underwater graduation". Another person is handing over a sign to a third person that says "Alexis Putney" and looks like a diploma.
Ocean Odyssey Grants

The Ocean Odyssey Grants, supported by NOAA Ocean Exploration and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, are investments in projects and partners that are leading efforts to increase inclusion in and/or access to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development opportunities for diverse youth in middle school, high school, undergraduate, and/or community college to learn about ocean science and/or exploration. have a long history of working collaboratively to support ocean education. The Foundation anticipates funding 12-15 projects with awards between $5,000 - $10,000. Funding is available for schools, districts, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, for profit institutions, local, and state entities from the United States, territories, and Freely Associated States supporting diverse students in these regions.

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College or university
For profit organization
Informal education institution
Minority serving institution
Other nonprofit
School
State, U.S. Territory or Possession, Local and Indian Tribal Government
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Grant
Three people are underwater scuba diving. One person is holding up a sign that says "underwater graduation". Another person is handing over a sign to a third person that says "Alexis Putney" and looks like a diploma.