Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Science Center Public Forums: Community Engagement for Environmental Literacy, Improved Resilience, and Decision-Making","Arizona State University (ASU) / Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes","2015: ELG for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Environmental Changes",2015,NA15SEC0080005,"$499,901","Dan Sarewitz",Arizona,Tempe,Maricopa,AZ04,"33.42382, -111.94111","2015-10-01T00:00:00 - 2019-03-31T00:00:00","By engaging diverse publics in immersive and deliberative learning forums, this three-year project will use NOAA data and expertise to strengthen community resilience and decision-making around a variety of climate and weather-related hazards across the United States. Led by Arizona State University’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes and the Museum of Science Boston, the project will develop citizen forums hosted by regional science centers to create a new, replicable model for learning and engagement. These forums, to be hosted initially in Boston and Phoenix and then expanded to an additional six sites around the U.S., will facilitate public deliberation on real-world issues of concern to local communities, including rising sea levels, extreme precipitation, heat waves, and drought. The forums will identify and clarify citizen values and perspectives while creating stakeholder networks in support of local resilience measures. The forum materials developed in collaboration with NOAA will foster better understanding of environmental changes and best practices for improving community resiliency, and will create a suite of materials and case studies adaptable for use by science centers, teachers, and students. With regional science centers bringing together the public, scientific experts, and local officials, the project will create resilience-centered partnerships and a framework for learning and engagement that can be replicated nationwide.","Bishop Museum, Science Museum of Minnesota, Northeastern University (NU) / Marine Science Center (MSC), Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Museum of Science Boston, Arizona Science Center, Chabot Space and Science Center, Museum of Life and Science, Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, City of Cambridge, U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO), University of Arizona / College of Agriculture & Life Sciences / Arizona Project WET, University of Massachusetts Boston's School for the Environment, Boston Harbor Now, City of Boston, Newton Public Schools / Newton North High School, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, University of Southern Alabama / Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering, North Suffolk Mental Health, Arizona State University (ASU) / Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC), City of Louisville, City of Honolulu / Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency" "Recharge the Rain: Community Resilience through STEM Education","Watershed Management Group","2016: ELG for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Environmental Hazards",2016,NA16SEC0080003,"$498,575","Catlow Shipek",Arizona,Tucson,Pima,AZ06,"32.23704, -110.91428","2016-12-31T23:00:00 - 2021-06-30T00:00:00","Arizonans face environmental hazards from extreme heat, drought, and flooding. Watershed Management Group and partner Arizona Project WET’s “Recharge the Rain” project addressed these threats by building environmental literacy among 4-12th grade teachers, students, and the public. The project centered on educator professional training and hands-on water harvesting skills. Participants moved through a continuum from awareness to knowledge gain, to conceptual understanding, and ultimately to action. Utilizing data and experts from NOAA assets, we strengthened the capacity of residents to be resilient to our local climate threats. This 4.5 year project 1) developed and immersed 14,452 students in STEAM curriculum incorporating water harvesting that increases understanding of earth systems, engineering design, and weather; 2) applied systems thinking to train 52 teachers and 191 community volunteers in water harvesting practices and citizen-science data collection; 3) involved 8,289 Tucson community members in water harvesting principles; 4) implemented 21 teacher/student-led water harvesting projects at schools; and 5) celebrated our community work with student artwork. RtR became a call for action and an inspiration for change and adaptation to extreme weather conditions in the urban environments of the Sonoran Desert putting Tucson at the core of understanding climate, adaptation, and community.","Arizona State University (ASU) / Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, University of Arizona / Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Tucson, AZ Weather Forecast Office, University of Arizona / waterWRLD, University of Arizona / College of Agriculture & Life Sciences / Arizona Project WET, University of Arizona / Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) / NOAA Planet Stewards, University of Arizona / Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS), City of Tucson / Tucson Water Department, Sunnyside Unified School District / STAR Academic High School, CITY Center for Collaborative Learning / City High School, Catalina Foothills Unified District / Esperero Canyon Middle School, Santa Cruz Catholic School, Tucson Unified School District / Drachman Montessori K-8 Magnet School, University of Arizona / Community & School Garden Program, Flowing Wells Unified School District, Flowing Wells Neighborhood Association & Community Coalition, Tucson Unified School District / Professional Development Academy, University of Arizona / School of Art"