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NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards is a grant program from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that funds formal and informal education projects supporting Earth systems science and environmental literacy.
Since 2005, NOAA's Office of Education has supported K-12 and informal education initiatives that help communities build resilience to extreme weather, climate change, and other environmental hazards. The program's Environmental Literacy Program competitions focus on cultivating the skills needed to understand scientific processes, consider uncertainty, and reason about human and natural system interactions.
Eligible applicants include federal, state, and local governments, tribal entities, universities, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and individuals. Recent federal funding obligations reached approximately $5. 5 million in 2025.
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Education grants in support of NOAA's mission Working at national, regional, and local levels, our funded projects educate and inspire people to use Earth systems science to improve ecosystem stewardship and increase resilience to environmental hazards. Education plays a critical role in achieving NOAA’s mission and vision.
To make the best social, economic, and environmental decisions, individuals should have the ability to understand scientific processes, consider uncertainty, and reason about the ways human and natural systems interact (NOAA's Education Strategic Plan, 2021–2040). Since 2005, our grants have supported formal (K-12) and informal education projects that cultivate these skillsets among different audiences.
Environmental Literacy Program grants NOAA's Office of Education regularly offers the environmental literacy grant competitions. Since 2015, this competition has focused on helping communities build the environmental literacy necessary for resilience to extreme weather, climate change, and other environmental hazards. Read about our2015-2022 awards.
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 are creating new models for how education can improve community resilience.
**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** For questions about the Environmental Literacy Program, please email [](mailto:oed.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include federal, state, and local governments, tribal entities, universities and colleges, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and/or individuals. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows recent federal obligations suggest $5,500,000 (2025). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Yes — NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards is offered by Department of Commerce and this listing comes from SAM.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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