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No further competitive grant opportunities will be offered through this program. This page is no longer being updated or maintained. ## Education grants in support of NOAA's mission ## Environmental Literacy Program grants Starting in 2015, this competition focused on helping communities build the environmental literacy necessary for resilience to extreme weather, climate change, and other environmental hazards.

NOAA's mission is directed toward a vision of the future where communities and their ecosystems are healthy and resilient in the face of sudden or prolonged environmental change. To achieve this vision, NOAA strives to understand current conditions, project future changes, and help people make informed decisions that reduce their vulnerability and increase their ability to cope with environmental hazards.

Environmental literacy grants created new models for how education can improve community resilience.

Competition history - click to expand **2022-2023: Increasing community resilience to extreme weather and climate change** NOAA-SEC-OED-2022-2006995 **2020-2021: Supporting the education of K-12 students and the public for community resilience** NOAA-SEC-OED-2020-2006190 **2018-2019: Supporting the education of K-12 students and the public for community resilience** NOAA-SEC-OED-2018-2005455 **2016-2017: Strengthening the Public's and/or K-12 Students' Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience** NOAA-SEC-OED-2016-2004737 **2015: ELG for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Environmental Changes** NOAA-SEC-OED-2015-2004408 **2013: ELG for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators** NOAA-SEC-OED-2013-2003614 **2012: Ocean Education Partnership Grants** NOAA-SEC-OED-2012-2003333 **2011-2012: ELG for Formal K-12 Education** NOAA-SEC-OED-2011-2002608 **2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education** NOAA-SEC-OED-2010-2002248 **2009: Ocean Education Grants for AZA Aquariums** NOAA-SEC-OED-2009-2001842 **2009: ELG for Science On a Sphere Network Capacity Building** **2008-2009: ELG for Formal K-12 Education** **2008: ELG for Spherical Display Systems for Earth Systems Science-Installations & Content** **2007: ELG for Formal K-12 Education** **2007: ELG for Free-choice Learning** **2006: Science On a Sphere Installation Cooperative Agreements** **2006: Environmental Literacy** **2005: Environmental Literacy** ## Completed project summaries All projects funded through the Environmental Literacy Program included an evaluation component.

Below you will find the executive summaries of the summative evaluation reports for some projects that have ended. Please note: these summaries were extracted from the PDF files of the full reports so may contain some additional text. We have included a link to the summary of each project from the Environmental Literacy Program awards portfolio.

### Completed project summaries - click to expand #### Public Libraries Advancing Community Engagement (PLACE) Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Learn, Prepare, Act – Resilient Citizens Make Resilient Communities Science Museum of Virginia Foundation / Science Museum of Virginia offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Science Center Public Forums: Community Engagement for Environmental Literacy, Improved Resilience, and Decision-Making Arizona State University (ASU) / Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Global, Local, Coastal: Preparing The Next Generation for a Changing Planet Groundwork Hudson Valley offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### From Mt.

Rainier to the Pacific Coast: Fostering Resilient Climate Leaders, Communities and Coastal Ecosystems Nisqually River Foundation offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Community Resilience Informed by Science and Experience (C-RISE) Gulf of Maine Research Institute offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Preparing Norfolk Area Students for America’s Second Highest Sea Level Rise Elizabeth River Project offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Teen Advocates for Community and Environmental Sustainability (Teen ACES) Museum of Science and Industry offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### R4Ed: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships in Resilience Education University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Recharge the Rain: Community Resilience through STEM Education Watershed Management Group offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation #### Environmental Literacy for Alaskan Climate Stewards (ELACS) Chugach School District offsite link Executive Summary of Evaluation Past ELP competition summaries 2022-2023 Environmental Literacy Program grants 2020-2021 Environmental Literacy Program grants 2018-2019 Environmental Literacy Program grants 2016-2017 Environmental Literacy Program grants 2015 Environmental Literacy Program grants Environmental Literacy Program ## Select Citation Format Last updated August 7, 2026 Have a comment on this page?

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