NOAA Office of Education: Environmental Literacy Grants for Building Science On a Sphere Network Capacity

Opportunity ID: 44574

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SEC-OED-2009-2001662
Funding Opportunity Title: Environmental Literacy Grants: Science On a Sphere Network Capacity Building
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 11.481 — Educational Partnership Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jan 05, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 19, 2009 The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m.
e.s.t. on February 19, 2009. Applications submitted through Grants.gov
will have a date and time indication on them. Hard copy applications
will be date and time stamped when they are received.

Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days
to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in
developing your submission timeline.

Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 19, 2009 The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m.
e.s.t. on February 19, 2009. Applications submitted through Grants.gov
will have a date and time indication on them. Hard copy applications
will be date and time stamped when they are received.

Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days
to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in
developing your submission timeline.

Archive Date: Mar 21, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are U.S. institutions of higher
education, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and state, local,
and Indian tribal governments and Federal agencies in the United
States. Foreign institutions, foreign organizations and foreign
government agencies are not eligible to apply. Individuals not
affiliated with an eligible institution are not eligible to apply for
funding under this announcement.

Please Note: Before non-NOAA Federal applicants may be funded,
they must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive
funds from another Federal agency in excess of their appropriation.

Because this announcement is not proposing to procure goods or
services from applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535) is not an
appropriate legal basis. The Department of Commerce/National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA) is strongly committed to
increasing the participation of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs),
i.e., Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving
institutions, Tribal colleges and universities, Alaskan Native and
Native Hawaiian institutions, and institutions that work in underserved
communities. Applications are encouraged that involve any of the above
types of institutions. An individual may serve as Principal
Investigator (PI) on only one application through this funding
opportunity. However, individuals may serve as co-PIs or key personnel
on more than one application.

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Description: The NOAA Office of Education (OEd) is issuing
a request for applications for projects designed to build capacity
within NOAA’s Science On a Sphere (SOS) Users Collaborative Network
(Network) to enhance the educational use of spherical display systems
as public exhibits. There are two goals for this program: (1) To
improve the understanding of how spherical display systems can be used
to enhance informal science education learning, and (2) to build
environmental literacy among the general public through increased use
of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather, and climate data in informal
education institutions. This FFO meets NOAA’s Mission Goal to provide
Critical Support for NOAA’s Mission. It is required that the Principal
Investigator (PI) for any application submitted to this opportunity be
affiliated with a Network member institution. Members of the Network
are those institutions that have received funding from NOAA related to
spherical display systems or have purchased NOAA’s SOS system to
display in a public education setting. More information on the Network
and an up-to-date list of members is available at: http://
www.oesd.noaa.gov/network. It is anticipated that recommendations for
funding under this announcement will be made by May 29, 2009, and that
projects funded under this announcement will have a start date no
earlier than August 1, 2009. Note: An MS Word-formatted version of this
announcement is available at http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/funding_
opps.html.
Link to Additional Information: Click on Full Announcement Button located at the top of this page
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Steve Drescher

Policy Advisor

Phone 301-713-0926
Email:steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 44574 Full Announcement-1 -> FY 09 Omnibus FRN.pdf

Folder 44574 Full Announcement-1 -> Science On a Sphere Network Capacity Building.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Steve Drescher
Policy Advisor
Phone 301-713-0926
Email: steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
11.481 2138663 Environmental Literacy Grants: Science On a Sphere Network Capacity Building PKG00009875 Jan 02, 2009 Feb 19, 2009 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

44574 SF424-2.0.pdf

44574 Project-1.1.pdf

44574 Budget-1.1.pdf

44574 CD511-1.1.pdf

44574 SF424B-1.1.pdf

44574 SF424A-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

44574 Other-1.1.pdf


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