Ocean Discovery Institute

EMPOWERING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION IN AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY

REPLICATION OF OCEAN DISCOVERY: AN URBAN STEM MODEL THAT WILL EMPOWER DECISION MAKERS AND LEADERSHIP FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: OCEAN LEADERS - DEVELOPING DIVERSE LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEOSCIENTISTS. A PROPOSAL FOR TRACK 2 FUNDING.

PATHWAYS PROJECT: DEVELOPING A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM MODEL TO ENGAGE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY GROUPS

EXPANDING OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE???S REACH

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

PROPOSAL TO TEST SENSORY-BASED METHODS TO REDUCE BYCATCH OF SEA TURTLES, ELASMOBRANCHS, AND FINFISH IN SMALL-SCALE COMMERCIAL GILLNET FISHERIES

TESTING ACOUSTIC DETERRENT DEVICES TO REDUCE BYCATCH OF SEA TURTLES IN COMMERCIAL GILLNET FISHERIES.

PROPOSAL TO TEST SENSORY-BASED METHODS TO REDUCE BYCATCH OF SEA TURTLES, ELASMOBRANCHS, AND FINFISH IN SMALL-SCALE COMMERCIAL GILLNET FISHERIES

PROPOSAL TO TEST ILLUMINATION AS A METHOD TO REDUCE BYCATCH IN SMALL-SCALE COMERCIAL GILLNET FISHERIES

ORGANIZATIONAL YOUNG LIVES TRANSFORMED THROUGH SCIENCE MENTORING

OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO USE OCEAN SCIENCE TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM UNDERSERVED URBAN COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND OUR WORLD AS SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION LEADERS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECTS WILL SEEK TO 1. CREATE INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT PLANS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION MATERIALS, AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, 2. DEVELOP EFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING NEW MEMBERSHIP AND EVALUATING ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC IMPACTS, AND 3. DEVELOP EFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING AND EVALUATING OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND OUR VOLUNTEER TRACKING SYSTEMS. THROUGH THIS VISTA PROJECT, OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE EXPECTS TO BENEFIT OVER 4,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CITY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THREE VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY DEVELOPING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATING MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TOOLS, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT AND TRACK PARTICIPATION, AND ENHANCE EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.