Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "CoCoRaHS: The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network","Colorado State University","2006: Environmental Literacy",2006,NA06SEC4690004,"$585,005","Nolan Doesken",Colorado,"Fort Collins",Larimer,CO02,"40.56877, -105.07922","2006-10-01T00:00:00 - 2010-09-30T00:00:00","The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) involves thousands of people of all ages in the observation and study of weather, climate and water resources. In CoCoRaHS, citizens of all ages help measure and report rain, hail and snow from their own homes, schools and businesses. These data are then efficiently collected via the internet, archived in a national database, and made immediately available to participants, scientists and the general public showing the fascinating patterns of precipitation from each passing storm (see http://www.cocorahs.org). The measurement of precipitation and the patterns, variations and impacts that result, open the door to creative study of our environment. It is the ""lowest common denominator"" of hydroclimatic exploration. In this project, data from the CoCoRaHS citizen science network will be shared with and utilized by NOAA partners to help monitor drought, to help detect local severe storms, to alert local authorities to developing flash flood situations, to provide ""ground truth"" for NOAA and NASA remote sensing technologies, and to provide verification for both local and national weather and climate forecast products.","American Meteorological Society (AMS)" "Building Ocean Literacy in our youth through unique learning experiences in our National Marine Sanctuaries.","California State University at Monterey Bay","2006: Environmental Literacy",2006,NA06SEC4690007,"$413,592","Nicole Crane",California,Seaside,Monterey,CA19,"36.65443, -121.80809","2006-09-01T00:00:00 - 2010-08-30T00:00:00","This project aims to develop and implement residential and non-residential science camp and summer camp programs and related activities to over 1500 youth and teachers from 8 elementary and middle schools. NOAA's Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans (MERITO) program will serve as a key outreach mechanism to reach underserved youth and their families. The proposed project will utilize existing ocean educational materials, including those developed by NOAA, in experiential learning programs for youth through Camp SEA (Science, Education, Adventure) Lab. The two major goals of the project are: (1) to develop and implement marine-oriented outdoor science and summer camps in close collaboration with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, resulting in an effective model for dissemination of the Ocean Literacy Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts to large numbers of youth and their teachers; and 2) to develop a model and a feasibility plan to implement the program across a broader geographical area, e.g. through other National Marine Sanctuaries.","California Coastal Commission, Alisal Union School District / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District / Highland Elementary School"