Grant Opens For Scientific, Environmental Literacy

Applications are open for a $5-million funding opportunity to support place-based learning initiatives for youth in kindergarten through eighth grade along the Gulf Coast. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine‘s Gulf Research Program is seeking proposals that enhance scientific and environmental literacy through educational activities that address complex regional challenges. The application deadline is March 19. The Alabama Coastal Foundation announced that those wishing to partner with it may email its deputy director, Jill Chenoweth.