Empowering K–8 Youth Through Place-Based Education

Empowering K–8 Youth Through Place-Based Education is sponsored by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program. This program aims to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of K-8 children and youth in the Gulf of Mexico region through place-based education projects relevant to the Gulf Research Program's mission.

Funding Opportunity: Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs Funding Opportunity: Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) aims to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth in the Gulf of Mexico region.

This funding opportunity will support the next generation of informed citizens, scientists, engineers, and decision-makers in understanding the socio-environmental challenges of their local communities.

GRP is seeking proposals that engage children and youth in place-based educational activities that will foster the development of the scientific and environmental skills, competencies, and capabilities that are critical to solving complex issues in the Gulf now and into the future.

Application and Review Process The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) aims to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth in the Gulf of Mexico region.

This funding opportunity will support the next generation of informed citizens, scientists, engineers, and decision-makers in understanding the socio-environmental challenges of their local communities and providing opportunities to increase their capacity to address them.

Specifically, the GRP is seeking proposals that engage children and youth in place-based educational activities that will foster the development of the scientific and environmental skills, competencies, and capabilities that are critical to solving complex issues in the Gulf now and into the future.

The GRP will accept proposals from nonprofit, state, and local entities, excluding federal agencies, which support educational, service, and/or coordination activities for children and youth in the K-8 grade range. In order to best serve the children and youth of the region, the GRP aims to limit the overhead charges on educational grants. As such, overhead charges for this grant opportunity cannot exceed a total of 20%.

This limit also applies to subawardee budgets. A total of $5M is available for this funding opportunity, with the number of proposals being funded dependent on the quality and quantity of applications. Applicants must request between $100,000 and $750,000 for projects, commensurate with the scope of work, that are up to 3 years in duration.

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