Funding opportunity: The 2023 California B-WET funding opportunity for building capacity for implementing climate literacy in classrooms is now open.

The full fiscal year 2023 funding opportunity can be found on Grants.gov under funding opportunity number NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2023-2007548. Visit the California B-WET webpage for more information. This webpage includes examples of budget narratives, logic models, and project timelines for California B-WET applicants.

• Deadline: February 23, 2023
• Funding level: up to $100,000 per year
• Award period: up to 3 years
• Areas served: the California counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Fresno, Humboldt, Lake, Kern, Kings, Madera, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Ventura.
• Contact: Seaberry Nachbar, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries, 831-647-4201, seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov

Projects proposed through this solicitation should build capacity for county or district-wide K-12 climate literacy initiatives which support the policies and structures necessary to advance climate literacy. Proposals should create frameworks, incentives, support systems, and/or drivers for climate literacy to encourage or support systemic planning and implementation in local school districts. Projects should also seek to connect to existing education initiatives like Career and Technical Education (CTE), Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programming, project-based learning, or other efforts/initiatives that already have momentum at the county or district.