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Environmental Literacy Program
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To learn more about project findings and outcomes, view the summaries of our grantees’ summative evaluation reports.
Applying Social Research to Build Environmental Literacy and Public Engagement in Protecting Ocean Resources
Ocean Foundation / The Ocean Project offsite link · Washington, District of Columbia
Funding: $1,117,002
Year: 2010
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.
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.
Competition: 2010: NOAA Broad Agency Announcement for FY 2010—2011
Award Number: NA10SEC0080029
Grant Dates: 10/01/2010 to 09/30/2013
PI: William Mott
State: District of Columbia County: District of Columbia District: DC00
Partners: Aquarium of the Pacific
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North Carolina Aquarium Society / North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
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California Academy of Sciences
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Exploratorium
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
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National Aquarium / National Aquarium In Baltimore (NAIB)
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New England Aquarium Corporation / New England Aquarium (NEAq)
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Science Museum of Minnesota
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Sea Research Foundation / Mystic Aquarium
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Seattle Aquarium
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John G. Shedd Aquarium / Shedd Aquarium
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Tennessee Aquarium
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Florida Aquarium
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Pacific Science Center
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Association of Zoos and Aquariums
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Detroit Zoological Society
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Fresno Chaffee Zoo
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Gladys Porter Zoo
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Texas State Aquarium
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Aquarium of the Bay
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Lincoln Park Zoo
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Oregon Coast Aquarium
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Virginia Aquarium
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Utah's Hogle Zoo
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Philadelphia Zoo
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Woodland Park Zoo
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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Georgia Aquarium
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New York Aquarium
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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San Antonio Zoological Society
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YouthMuse
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
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Brevard Zoo
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
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Chicago Botanic Garden
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Continuing of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Competitions
Consortium for Ocean Leadership offsite link · Washington, District of Columbia
Funding: $1,500,000
Year: 2015
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), managed by The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, provides enriched science education and learning through a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed academic competition that increases high school students’ knowledge of the marine sciences, including the science disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, and geology.
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), managed by The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, provides enriched science education and learning through a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed academic competition that increases high school students’ knowledge of the marine sciences, including the science disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, and geology. The NOSB addresses a 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). Currently, there are 25 regions in the U.S. that compete in the NOSB, each with their own regional competitions. The regional competitions are coordinated by the Regional Coordinators, who are typically affiliated with a university in their region. Each year approximately 2,000 students from 300 schools across the nation compete for prizes and a trip to the national competition. The goal of this organization is to increase knowledge of the ocean among high school students and, ultimately, magnify the public understanding of ocean research. Students who participate are eligible to apply for the National Ocean Scholar Program.
Competition: 2015: National Ocean Sciences Competition for High School Students
Award Number: NA15SEC0080002
Grant Dates: 09/01/2015 to 08/31/2021
PI: Kristen Yarincik
State: District of Columbia County: District of Columbia District: DC00
Partners: Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science / Alaska SeaLife Center
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Florida Atlantic University / Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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George Mason University / Center for Climate Change Communication (4C)
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Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
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San Francisco State University (SFSU) / Center for Science and Mathematics Education
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University of South Florida / College of Marine Science (CMS)
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Oregon State University (OSU) / College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
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University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
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University of Colorado Boulder / Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
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University of Miami / Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
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University of New England (UNE) / Center for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (CEMS)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) / Institute of Marine Science
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The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
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University of Washington (UW) / School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS)
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science / Marine Advisory Services
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Youngstown State University
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National Sea Grant College Program / New York Sea Grant College Program
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National Sea Grant College Program / Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of Connecticut
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Old Dominion University (ODU) / Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
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National Sea Grant College Program / Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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National Sea Grant College Program / Texas A&M University
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Michigan Sea Grant
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of Washington (UW)
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Stanford University / School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
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Eastman Chemical Company
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Savannah State University / Department of Marine & Environmental Sciences
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Texas A&M University at Galveston
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University of Michigan / School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) / CILER
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The University of Texas at Austin / Marine Science Institute
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / Alaska Sea Grant
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of Delaware / Delaware Sea Grant
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of Hawaii System / Hawaii Sea Grant
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of Maine / Maine Sea Grant
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National Sea Grant College Program / University of New Hampshire (UNH) / New Hampshire Sea Grant
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State University of New York at Stony Brook / School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS)
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Rutgers University / Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
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University of San Diego / Department of Environmental & Ocean Sciences
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California State University at Monterey Bay / School of Natural Sciences
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University of Wisconsin (UW–Milwaukee) / School of Freshwater Sciences
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University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) / MarineQuest
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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American Honda Foundation
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University of Miami / Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
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East Carolina University (ECU) / Coastal Studies Institute
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