Requests for Proposals

Funds available for educational projects related to our mission

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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 invites 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.

Now accepting proposals

We are currently accepting proposals for projects taking place during the 2025-2026 school year.

Submittal Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on May 9, 2025
Award Announcement on or before July 31, 2025

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

Download RFP: Youth Involvement 2025-2026 School Year

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.

Council seeking help with oil spill contingency plan reviews

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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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