B-WET Education Program
The Pacific Northwest Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program is an environmental
education program that supports locally relevant experiential learning in the K-12 environment.
The primary delivery is through competitive grants.
UPDATE FOR 2012:
The final fiscal year 2011 federal budget did not provide adequate funds to make awards for
new projects. Therefore no new awards will be made for fiscal year 2011. Proposals
submitted for review for fiscal year 2011 funds will be carried over for consideration of potential
funding in fiscal year 2012. No new federal funding opportunity (FFO) will be issued for fiscal
year 2012.
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B-WET Activities Show an Increase in:
- Teachers' confidence in their ability and their intentions to implement experiential learning in their classroom
- Students' enjoyment of learning about the ocean and protecting the ocean
- Students' and teachers ability to identify ways watersheds and the ocean become polluted and ways to prevent this pollution
Priority Areas: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for Students
- Weaves together classroom learning with field experiences
- Sustained Activity
- Aligns with standards of learning
Professional Development for Teachers
- Reinforces a teacher's ability to teach, inspire, and lead
- Teachers learn why and how to use inquiry based learning in their classrooms
Community and Adult Education
- Provides targeted training on watershed management for decision-makers and businesses
- Leverages partnerships to deliver NOAA messages to communities and the general public
Target Areas: Funds are available for eligible applicants throughout the watersheds of Oregon and
Washington with special focus on the education goals of the West Coast Governors' Agreement on
Ocean Health.
Eligible Applicants: K-through-12 public and independent schools and school systems, institutions
of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state or local government agencies, and Indian
tribal governments.
Available funding: B-WET funds are appropriated each year by Congress and may be available for up
to three successive years for a single project. Pacific Northwest B-WET funds can be used for a
variety of expenses to conduct programming including: buses, stipends, travel, substitutes,
equipment, and professional evaluators.
To learn more about the Pacific Northwest B-WET Program, contact Robert Steelquist
Robert.Steelquist@noaa.gov, or visit our
program website.
Contact for page content: Robert Steelquist
