Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Continuing of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Competitions","Consortium for Ocean Leadership","2015: National Ocean Sciences Competition for High School Students",2015,NA15SEC0080002,"$1,500,000","Kristen Yarincik","District of Columbia",Washington,"District of Columbia",DC00,"38.90098, -77.02858","2015-09-01T00:00:00 - 2021-08-31T00:00:00","The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), a nationwide high school academic competition managed by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, has increased high school students’ knowledge of the marine sciences, including the science disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, and geology for 25 years. The program has exposed students to the breadth of environmental, conservation and sustainability issues facing our global ocean as well as ocean-related careers available in all job sectors. The NOSB has addressed the national gap in environmental and Earth sciences in K-12 education by introducing high school students to and engaging them in ocean sciences, preparing them for careers in ocean science and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Through preparing for and competing in the 25 regional competitions of the NOSB, up to 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation each year have gained access to ocean science research, diverse marine environments, and experts in the field, all of which helped build the personal and career skills they need as our future leaders to weigh solutions to regional, national, and global ocean and environmental challenges such as climate change, resource exploitation, and habitat loss. The ocean, as a complex system, and focus of program, has also inspired student development of innovation, engineering, and technology skills.","Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science / Alaska SeaLife Center, Florida Atlantic University / Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, George Mason University / Center for Climate Change Communication (4C), Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, San Francisco State University (SFSU) / Center for Science and Mathematics Education, University of South Florida / College of Marine Science (CMS), NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Oregon State University (OSU) / College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder / Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Miami / Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), University of New England (UNE) / Center for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (CEMS), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) / Institute of Marine Science, Marine Education Center at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Washington (UW) / School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) / Marine Advisory Services, Youngstown State University, National Sea Grant College Program / New York Sea Grant College Program, National Sea Grant College Program / Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), National Sea Grant College Program / University of Connecticut, Old Dominion University (ODU) / Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, National Sea Grant College Program / Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), National Sea Grant College Program / Texas A&M University, Michigan Sea Grant, National Sea Grant College Program / University of Washington (UW), Stanford University / School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Eastman Chemical Company, Savannah State University / Department of Marine & Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston, University of Michigan / School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) / CILER, The University of Texas at Austin / Marine Science Institute, National Sea Grant College Program / University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / Alaska Sea Grant, National Sea Grant College Program / University of Delaware / Delaware Sea Grant, National Sea Grant College Program / University of Hawaii System / Hawaii Sea Grant, National Sea Grant College Program / University of Maine / Maine Sea Grant, National Sea Grant College Program / University of New Hampshire (UNH) / New Hampshire Sea Grant, State University of New York at Stony Brook / School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), Rutgers University / Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University / Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of San Diego / Department of Environmental & Ocean Sciences, California State University at Monterey Bay / School of Natural Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee / School of Freshwater Sciences, University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) / MarineQuest, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), American Honda Foundation, University of Miami / Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, East Carolina University (ECU) / Coastal Studies Institute" "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"