Friends of the Rappahannock has been a part of many Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences or MWEE grants through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA. Check out the timeline below!
NOAA MWEE Grant #1
2011 - 2015
Project Name - Student Stewards: Probeware to River Repair
Counties served - Caroline, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, & Stafford, as well as Christchurch School in Middlesex
NOAA MWEE Grant #2
2015 - 2019
Project Name - Student Stewardship Experience: A Restoration Science MWEE
Counties served - Richmond, Lancaster, Middlesex, Essex, Westmoreland, & King George
NOAA MWEE Grant #3
2018 - 2022
Project Name - Rappahannock MWEE Expansion Program: Creating a Model for a sustainable MWEE
Counties served - Caroline & Spotsylvania
NOAA MWEE Grant #4
2021 - 2024
Project Name - Upper Rappahannock MWEE Program
Counties served - Fauquier, Culpeper, & Orange
NOAA MWEE Grant #5
2022 - 2025
Project Name - River History and Watershed Science: A Community Based Approach to MWEEs
City served - Fredericksburg
NOAA MWEE Grant #6
2023 - 2026
Project Name - Northern Neck MWEE Program
Counties served - King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, & Westmoreland