Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Families by the Seaside: Building Community-based Outdoor Ocean Science Learning Experiences","Seacoast Science Center","2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080026,"$489,574","Wendy Lull","New Hampshire",Rye,Rockingham,NH01,"43.04527, -70.71414","2010-11-01T00:00:00 - 2014-09-30T00:00:00","This 2-year program will advance the way informal ocean science education institutions reach underserved/underrepresented families by facilitating and formalizing relationships between informal science education centers and community based organizations. Project teams in five New England communities will collaborate to create a practicable, outdoor ocean-science learning experience specifically designed for families in their shared service area. Building on a needs assessment produced through target-audience focus groups, the program will combine coastal field experiences with web-based interactive and participatory learning activities developed and tested by the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL; www.eol.org/) and the Northeast Regional Association for Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) to support in-field and ongoing learning. Science content will be informed and vetted by NOAA research scientists and work between the science centers and community organizations will be professionally facilitated. Formats and effectiveness will be evaluated by external evaluators and revised throughout the project.","New England Aquarium Corporation / New England Aquarium (NEAq), Sea Research Foundation / Mystic Aquarium, BOAT CAMP, Inc., Girls Incorporated of Lynn, JumpStart Youth Connection, U.S. Navy / Naval Submarine Base / New London, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), Portsmouth Housing Authority, Center for Teen Empowerment, Harvard University / Encyclopedia of Life, Northeastern University (NU) / Marine Science Center (MSC)" "Applying Social Research to Build Environmental Literacy and Public Engagement in Protecting Ocean Resources","Ocean Foundation / The Ocean Project","2010: NOAA Broad Agency Announcement for FY 2010—2011",2010,NA10SEC0080029,"$1,117,002","William Mott","District of Columbia",Washington,"District of Columbia",DC00,"38.90543, -77.04676","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2013-09-30T00:00:00","This project will expand and enhance an initiative that offers zoos, aquariums, and science museums the market research they need to engage and motivate the public on issues related to the ocean and climate change. The three-year project will measure changes in public awareness and action on ocean and climate-related issues. It will integrate these research findings into recommendations offered to staff working at zoos, aquariums, and science museums as well as to the ocean conservation community and provide professional development for staff members at these institutions in order to support and shape public outreach efforts that connect climate change, the ocean and individual actions, especially among our nation's youth.","Aquarium of the Pacific, North Carolina Aquarium Society / North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, California Academy of Sciences, Exploratorium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, National Aquarium / National Aquarium In Baltimore (NAIB), New England Aquarium Corporation / New England Aquarium (NEAq), Science Museum of Minnesota, Sea Research Foundation / Mystic Aquarium, Seattle Aquarium, John G. Shedd Aquarium / Shedd Aquarium, Tennessee Aquarium, Florida Aquarium, Pacific Science Center, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Detroit Zoological Society, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo, Texas State Aquarium, Aquarium of the Bay, Lincoln Park Zoo, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Virginia Aquarium, Utah's Hogle Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Woodland Park Zoo, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Georgia Aquarium, New York Aquarium, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, San Antonio Zoological Society, YouthMuse, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Brevard Zoo, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Chicago Botanic Garden"