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The (NOAA) and ºÚÁÏרÇø are embarking on another groundbreaking five-year eeBLUE partnership aimed at furthering environmental and science literacy to build more resilient communities nationwide.
Education plays a significant role in supporting NOAA’s mission. The NOAA Office of Education coordinates activities across the agency and supports the integration of NOAA science into education programs. Through this partnership, NOAA and ºÚÁÏרÇø aim to create a more environmentally literate society with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to conserve our natural resources and build more resilient communities across the country. ºÚÁÏרÇø helps NOAA strengthen professional networks, disseminate best practices, support high-quality STEM education, and provide education and outreach for educators and other target audiences.
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New Opportunity! Evaluation and Communications Consultant RFP
Proposals are due November 20, 2026.
We're seeking an external evaluator for the eeBLUE OA Education and Outreach Mini-Grant to assess project implementation and program outcomes, and to communicate the assessments and findings to various audiences.
eeBLUE 21st CCLC Watershed STEM Education Partnership Grant Program
Through the 21st CCLC Watershed STEM Education Partnership Grant Program, ºÚÁÏרÇø supported the mutual STEM education goals of NOAA and the U.S. Department of Education. These grants provided access to authentic STEM experiences that use NOAA's unique education mission as a context for engagement.
eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants
These mini-grants provided informal learning institutions (e.g., aquariums), aquaculture industry (e.g., shellfish, finfish, seaweed farmers), and NOAA partners with support for the co-development of innovative educational experiences that explore aquaculture topics.
eeBLUE Young Changemakers Fellowship
The eeBLUE Young Changemakers Fellowship (YCF) was a program designed to elevate youth voices and provide mentorship to high school students who are passionate about making an impact on ocean and environmental issues, both locally and nationally.
Explore eeBLUE’s Past Initiatives and Achievements
Facilitating Partnerships With and Between External Networks
ºÚÁÏרÇø works with NOAA to identify stakeholders with complementary environmental and scientific literacy missions in order to facilitate partnerships and help build networks. Activities include a range of involvement, such as sponsoring professional society conferences and co-hosting workshops that address issues of common interest and enable collaboration and capacity building among NOAA partner networks.
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The SOS workshops optimize the utilization of spherical display systems for providing science educational messages. Participation in this workshop is limited to members of the NOAA Science On a Sphere® Users Collaborative Network and invited groups who are working with the network.
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The NOAA Office of Education Environmental Literacy Program (ELP) currently funds projects that build the environmental literacy necessary for community resilience to extreme weather events and other environmental hazards. ºÚÁÏרÇø supported the 2nd Resilience Education Grantee Workshop in 2019. Hosted at NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, grantees learned about each other's projects, lessons learned, and impacts to date; met with local scientists and other resilience programs; and provided input to a theory of change on education for community resilience.
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The Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center (CELC) Network is a consortium of 27 aquariums and marine science education centers located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. ºÚÁÏרÇø works with NOAA to support workshops that bring together the aquariums’ education directors to discuss impacts and collaborate on priorities and signature initiatives. In addition, ºÚÁÏרÇø is supporting a CELC Network Youth Summit in 2020, where the aquariums’ youth leaders will travel to NOAA Headquarters for interactive workshops and action-project planning.
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NOAA B-WET is a competitive grant program that funds locally relevant, authentic experiential learning for K-12 audiences through Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs). ºÚÁÏרÇø provides support for B-WET regional meetings to support collaboration and grantee capacity building.
Managing and Supporting STEM-Focused Competitions
ºÚÁÏרÇø supports competitions that facilitate science and environmental literacy, including but not limited to, science fairs, art competitions, and small-scale grant awards.
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Science Olympiad is an academic competition for students in grades K–12. NOAA has teamed up with Science Olympiad to provide in-depth and up-to-date resources. At the national competition level, NOAA sponsors Meteorology and supports Dynamic Planet.
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NOAA's 'Taking the Pulse of the Planet' Award recognizes outstanding student projects in ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, weather, and climate sciences.