Funds available for educational projects related to our mission

The Council works to educate Exxon Valdez region youth about the environmentally safe operation of the Alyeska terminal and associated tankers. Working with area youth is vital to fight complacency that can arise if new generations of citizens are not continually reminded of the need for ongoing oil spill prevention.

To support this effort, the Council is inviting proposals for facilitating learning experiences with Exxon Valdez oil spill region youth. Youth in this case can include students from K-12 formal education, homeschool students, informal education programs, and either formal or informal college-level education. In the past, the PWSRCAC has also sponsored projects for teachers that benefit area youth.

  • Submittal Deadline 11:59 p.m. on November 10, 2023
  • Final announcement on or before January 31, 2024

Projects should result in better understanding of such topics as: citizens’ oversight, environmental impacts of the operation of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company oil terminal in Valdez and the oil tankers that call there, oil spill prevention and response planning and operation, and/or other topics related to the Council’s mission.

Past and ongoing projects have included:

  • youth stewardship expeditions into the marine environment via sea kayak and other vessels
  • youth monitoring for aquatic invasive species
  • public oil spill science discovery labs
  • oil spill science and technology outreach
  • oil spill education website development
  • K-12 oil spill curriculum writing and testing
  • travel funding for youth presenting oil spill projects at conferences
  • oral history projects related to the Exxon Valdez oil spill
  • other marine stewardship programs for students with an oil spill connection
  • more information about past projects

For more information, please download the full Request for Proposals:

Questions?

Please contact Outreach Coordinator Maia Draper-Reich at education@pwsrcac.org.


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Future funding opportunities

There are two deadlines each year to submit proposals for educational project funding. You may subscribe to our email list for new Requests for Proposals to receive notifications when these are issued by the Council.

Request for Qualifications: Recreation Seat, PWSRCAC Board of Directors

The Council is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) to identify entities interested in serving as the Recreation representative on the PWSRCAC Board of Directors. The seat for Recreation provides the opportunity to influence decisions having profound implications for oil transportation safety in Alaska, and for the state’s oil spill prevention and response capabilities.

Submittal Deadline: July 15, 2023
Award Announcement: Pending PWSRCAC Board Approval

For more information, general requirements and submittal instructions, please download the full Request for Qualifications:

RFQ PWSRCAC Recreation Seat

Questions?

Inquiries regarding this RFQ should be directed via email to KJ Crawford at  kj.crawford@pwsrcac.org

Council seeking help with oil spill contingency plan reviews

The Council is soliciting statements of qualifications from experts who are familiar with contingency planning issues in Alaska. 

The Council participates in:

  • the State of Alaska’s public reviews of the Prince William Sound crude oil tanker oil spill contingency plans,
  • the Valdez Marine Terminal oil spill contingency plan,
  • and the federal and state preparedness plans for response to oil and hazardous substance discharges/releases. 

In addition to participating in these reviews, PWSRCAC takes part in the review and implementation of conditions of approval placed on contingency plans by state or federal regulatory agencies, and other continuous improvement processes and proposed amendments to the plans. The Council monitors other contingency plan-related issues and provides input when deemed appropriate. 

For consideration of inclusion on the list of qualified contractors, interested technical experts are encouraged to submit a statement of qualifications relevant to the types of work product(s) and expertise described in the request for qualifications below.

Submittal deadline: March 24, 2023

RFQ – Oil Spill Contingency Plan Reviewers

Questions?

Address questions via email to: Linda Swiss at swiss@pwsrcac.org

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