Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Visualizing Change: Training and Tools to Support Informal Educators","Aquarium of the Pacific","2013: ELG for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators",2013,NA13SEC0080009,"$174,431","David Bader",California,"Long Beach","Los Angeles",CA42,"33.76359, -118.1946","2013-10-01T00:00:00 - 2017-09-30T00:00:00","A consortium of Aquarium of the Pacific, National Aquarium in Baltimore, New England Aquarium and Seattle Aquarium will build educator capacity in the aquarium community and informal science education field to more effectively communicate about climate change and its impact on coastal zones and marine life. The project will utilize NOAA datasets and visualizations in providing interpreters with training and strategic framing communication tools based on the best available social and cognitive research. The objectives of the project are to: (1) develop and test four exemplary interpretive “visual narratives” that integrate research-based strategic communication with NOAA data visualization resources; (2) test the application of the visual narratives in a variety of geographic regions and institution types (aquarium, science center, etc.) using multiple technology platforms; (3) build a professional development program for climate change interpretation with data visualization; and (4) leverage existing networks for dissemination and peer support. Other key partners include the NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory (VisLab), the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Ocean Explorium in southern Massachusetts, FrameWorks Institute and New Knowledge Organization.","Exploratorium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, National Aquarium / National Aquarium In Baltimore (NAIB), New England Aquarium Corporation / New England Aquarium (NEAq), Science Museum of Minnesota, Seattle Aquarium, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)" "Conservation Solutions: Developing America's Zoos and Aquariums into Centers for Leadership and Innovation","Ocean Foundation / The Ocean Project","2012: NOAA Broad Agency Announcement for FY 2012—2013",2013,NA13SEC0080013,"$546,898","William Mott","District of Columbia",Washington,"District of Columbia",DC00,"38.90543, -77.04676","2013-10-01T00:00:00 - 2016-09-30T00:00:00","The Ocean Project will empower America's zoos, aquariums and science museums to become centers of innovation and effective leadership for healthy oceans and conservation in their communities, providing meaningful engagement opportunities for their 200 million annual visitors to become involved in helping with solutions. To help them do so, The Ocean Project is launching a competitive ""Innovative Solutions Grants Program"" that will provide financial resources for zoos, aquariums and science museums to develop innovative local and regional ocean conservation solutions and stewardship initiatives, with a special emphasis on engaging youth and minorities. To leverage and maximize the benefit of this small grants program, The Ocean Project will also provide the awardees with opportunities for capacity building in strategic communications and share the resulting new strategies and successes with our growing partner network of 2000 zoos, aquariums, science museums and other conservation and education organizations in all 50 States and worldwide.","National Aquarium / National Aquarium In Baltimore (NAIB), New England Aquarium Corporation / New England Aquarium (NEAq), Florida Aquarium, Oregon Coast Aquarium, North Carolina Aquarium Society, Philadelphia Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Woodland Park Zoo, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Saint Louis Zoological Park, NOAA Office of Education"