Currently Funded Projects
The Census of Marine Life is a growing global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans - past, present, and future. OMP leads the international education and outreach effort for the Census of Marine Life. OMP's role in the Census is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Centers for Ocean Science Excellence
OMP is the central coordinating office for the national COSEE program. With 10 locations throughout the United States, each COSEE represents one or more ocean science research institutions, an informal science education organization, and at least one affiliate
organization representing the formal education community. The COSEE program is funded by the National Science Foundation.
This award-winning website explores the science of underwater acoustics. It allows students, educators, and the public to explore how marine animals and humans use sound to sense their surroundings and to
communicate, hear sounds that fill the oceans, and meet scientists and investigate their tools and their undersea research. The DOSITS website is written and reviewed by experts in underwater acoustics and is updated regularly to reflect the latest advances in the field. DOSITS is funded by the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The ARMADA Project, funded by the National Science Foundation and administered by OMP, provides K-12 teachers from across the U.S. with opportunities to actively participate in ocean, polar, and environmental science research and peer mentoring. Master Teachers develop ways to bring the fruits of their research experiences, including scientific data, methodologies, and technology into their classrooms. They share their experience by mentoring new teachers in their school district and by presenting their results at National Science Teachers Association National Conventions.
Discovery of Coastal Environments
The Discovery of Coastal Environments (DOCE) program, is a partnership among the Office 
of Marine Programs, Roger Williams University School of Education, and the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. In addition to an providing a Summer Institute and field programs for pre and in-service teachers from underserved districts, the program has also produced a website designed to
educate teachers, students, and the general public about RIs coastal
ecosystems
Rhode Island Teacher at Sea
The Rhode Island Teacher-At-Sea (RITAS) Program is designed to establish sustainable partnerships between ocean scientists,
researchers and educators who live and teach in Rhode Island. Teachers selected for the RITAS Program become part of scientific research teams conducting ocean science research cruises aboard the R/V ENDEAVOR. RITAS is funded through the Rhode Island ENDEAVOR Program.
Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting
The Metcalf Institute advances the scientific knowledge of
journalists to help improve reporting of global environmental issues. Metcalf Institute offers week-long training fellowships for reporters; year-long fellowships for minority journalists; seminars for editors; a monthly e-newsletter and tip sheets; public presentations on environmental science, journalism and public policy; and an annual prize for excellence in reporting on the environment. Metcalf Institute
activities are funded by federal grants, foundations and private and corporate donations.
Recently Funded Projects
Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education
The Rhode Island Marine and Environmental (RIME) GK-12 project was a collaboration between the University of Rhode Island's (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) and Office of Marine Programs (OMP) and Rhode Island school districts. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the RIME GK-12 program places URI graduate students from ocean and environmental sciences into Rhode Island K-12 classrooms.
Quahog Bowl - National Ocean Sciences Bowl
For ten years, the URI Office of Marine Programs organized and conducted the annual Rhode Island/Connecticut NOSB Regional Competition called the Quahog Bowl. High school teams, comprised of five students, compete head-to-head with other high schools in an academic marine sciences competition. The competition is made up of problem solving "Team Challenge Questions" and "Jeopardy" style buzzer rounds. The Quahog Bowl is funded by NOPP through the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE).
Discovery of Estuarine Environments
This website explores estuaries and their biological communities, water
properties, and environmental issues. It also includes an extensive slide show of the Bay's fish and invertebrates.
This multidisciplinary site contains information on estuaries of the
world, as well as teacher resources, maps, photos, and descriptions of
estuarine organisms. DOEE was funded by a
Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic
OMP managed the final year of the National Science Foundation-funded TEA program and continues to maintain the project's archived website.
Conference on Teacher Research Experiences
The Conference on Teacher Research Experiences set out to develop a
foundation of best practices for TREs and to build a community of of
professionals that engage in TREs. The University of Rhode Island
Office of Marine Programs (OMP) received funding from the National
Science Foundation to host a Conference on Teacher Research Experiences
(CTRE) at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography in April, 2005.
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