Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience Grants

Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Amount: US $100,000 - US $750,000
Last Updated: January 05, 2026

Summary

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with NOAA, is offering funding to enhance environmental literacy and community resilience across the U.S. Gulf Coast. This initiative supports projects focused on local environmental challenges and solutions through place-based education. With $4M available, applicants can request between $100,000 and $750,000 for projects lasting 12 to 36 months, aimed at engaging community members and fostering future leaders in addressing regional environmental issues.

Overview

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (The National Academies) provide independent, objective advice to inform policy with evidence, spark progress and innovation, and confront challenging issues for the benefit of society. Learn more about our history. As the operating and principal programmatic arm of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the National Research Council has established these guiding principles: Our VisionA nation and a world that rely on scientific evidence to make decisions that benefit humanity.Our MissionThe National Academies provide independent, trustworthy advice and facilitate solutions to complex challenges by mobilizing expertise, practice, and knowledge in science, engineering, and medicine.Our Core ValuesIndependence, Objectivity, Rigor, Integrity, Inclusivity, Truth Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP), along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Environmental Literacy Program, aims to enhance community resilience and increase the environmental literacy of community members across the U.S. Gulf Coast states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) through place-based education. This funding opportunity will support projects that educate community members on local environmental challenges, engage learners in solutions-oriented activities, and empower participants to engage in them. Specifically, the GRP is seeking applications that engage learners in place-based activities that empower participants to contribute to local resilience efforts informed by a local understanding of socio-environmental challenges. Competitive applications should be tailored to community needs and contexts, incorporate scientific information and best practices in education, enable participants to take action in their community, and empower future leaders to help address the complex environmental challenges facing the Gulf states now and into the future. A total of $4M is available for this funding opportunity. Applicants must request between $100,000 and $750,000 for projects, commensurate with the scope of work, that are between 12 and 36 months in duration.

Eligibility

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