June 18, 2021 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region has announced recommendations to fund the first year of four multi-year New England Bay Watershed Education and Training Program (B-WET) projects under the 2021-2022 New England B-WET grant competition. Funds will also be used to support six existing B-WET projects.
Projects fall under two priority categories:
- Backyard B-WET in a Pandemic
- Second Glance: Capacity-Building for Sustainability
Newly Funded Projects
- Interdistrict Committee for Project Oceanology, Groton, CT, Project Oceanology Outdoor Learning Alliance
- EdAdvance, Litchfield, CT, Blue Science
- Cohasset Center for Student Coastal Research, Cohasset, MA, Moving MWEE to the Summer Months
- New England Science & Sailing Foundation, Stonington, CT, Ocean Experiential Learning Program
Existing Funded Projects
- Save the Bay, Providence, RI, Salt Marsh Nursery Program: How Do You Enhance Coastal Resilience in Narragansett Bay
- Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, Finding Our Way: Building a College-Ready STEM Pipeline for At-Risk High School Youth Through Watershed Stewardship
- Buzzards Bay Coalition, New Bedford, MA, Discover Buzzards Bay: Providing Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for New Bedford Youth
- Sound Waters, Inc., Stamford, CT, One Million Bottle Caps: Meaningful Environmental Education and Stewardship for Middle School Students and Teachers
- Interdistrict Committee of Project Oceanology, Groton, CT, Rising Waters: The Thames River Resilience Project – To Engage Students, Teachers, and Community Members to Promote Environmental Stewardship and Improve Community Resilience in the Thames River Basin
- Gulf of Maine Institute, West Newbury, MA, Bringing Community-Based Stewardship to the Gulf of Maine