Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Building Environmental Literacy: How the Ocean Community Can Connect More Effectively With the American Public","Ocean Foundation / The Ocean Project","2007: ELG for Free-choice Learning",2007,NA07SEC4690007,"$375,100","William Mott","District of Columbia",Washington,"District of Columbia",DC00,"38.90543, -77.04676","2007-10-01T00:00:00 - 2010-09-30T00:00:00","In 1999, The Ocean Project completed a comprehensive opinion research on public attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge of the ocean ever conducted. The research identified a broad vacuum in public understanding of the ocean; a fundamental issue of ocean literacy. To further increase effectiveness in building ocean literacy, this project updates and expands The Ocean Project's research to create a more highly detailed database of public awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about the ocean and the impact of climate change on the ocean. It develops recommendations to enable free-choice learning educators to improve the ocean and climate literacy of their visitors. The study includes a comprehensive review of existing literature, qualitative and quantitative research, analysis of the data, and publication and broad dissemination, including recommendations for programs and content that build ocean and climate literacy. The work done by The Ocean Project is helping the ocean education community better understand the motivations, psychology, and emotions behind segments of the public's attitudes toward the ocean. These data are essential as the institutions, agencies and organizations of the ocean community work together and independently to engage people, inform decision-makers, and enhance ocean and climate literacy throughout the Nation.","California Academy of Sciences, Monterey Bay Aquarium, National Aquarium / National Aquarium In Baltimore (NAIB), Tennessee Aquarium, Texas State Aquarium, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, John Ball Zoological Garden, Antioch University New England" "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"