Funding opportunity: The 2023 Pacific Northwest B-WET funding opportunity is now open.

The full fiscal year 2023 funding opportunity can be found at Grants.gov under funding opportunity number NOAA-NOS-ONMS-2023-2007704. Visit the Pacific Northwest B-WET webpage for more information.

Deadline: February 7, 2023
Informational Webinars: Thursday, December 22 from 3:00 pm–4:15 pm PT. Join here: Link to Google Meet or dial: ‪(US) +1-234-720-0874‬, PIN: ‪498 211 169‬#.
Areas served: Oregon and Washington
Award period: up to 24 months
Funding:  $75,000–$150,000
Contact: Jacqueline Laverdure, NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 360-406-2084, jacqueline.laverdure@noaa.gov

The Pacific Northwest Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program is an environmental education program that supports locally relevant, authentic experiential learning in the K-12 environment. Funded projects provide Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students, related professional development for teachers, and help to support regional education and environmental priorities in the Pacific Northwest.

The FY23 Pacific Northwest B-WET funding announcement focuses on the following priority areas:

1) Systemic classroom-integrated MWEEs for K–12 students that promote climate resilience and include high-quality teacher professional development related to the MWEEs; and

2) MWEEs for K–12 students that appropriately incorporate Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and promote climate resilience.