Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NOS NCCOS 2021 2006590
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program 2021 funding opportunity (NOAA NOS NCCOS 2021 2006590; CFDA 11.451) is a Department of Commerce, NOAA/NOS/NCCOS solicitation that supports short, 12-month projects aimed at scoping and designing a research effort that will directly inform a specific natural resource management decision in the Gulf of Mexico. In practical terms, this is not primarily a call to carry out a full multi-year research program; it is structured to fund the planning, framing, and design work needed to build a management-relevant research project, including clarifying the decision context, defining research questions and approaches, and laying out a project plan that decision-makers can use.
Awards are expected to be made as cooperative agreements, reflecting NOAA involvement and collaboration consistent with the RESTORE Science Program mission. Total funding for the competition is projected at about $2.5 million over a 12-month period, with an anticipated portfolio of roughly 20 funded projects. Individual awards are relatively small and targeted for scoping work, with a minimum award size of about $25,000 and a maximum of about $125,000 for the 12-month project period. All funding is contingent on the availability of monies in the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which means NOAA can only make awards if those funds are available for this purpose.
The opportunity includes a two-step timeline emphasis. A required letter of intent (LOI) must be submitted by email to noaarestorescience@noaa.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 29, 2020. The full proposal closing date listed for the opportunity is December 15, 2020. NOAA anticipated final recommendations for funding in May 2021, with projects expected to start on September 1, 2021. NOAA also points applicants to its RESTORE Act Science Program website for the official announcement materials, webinars, and background information: https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/funding-opportunities/ffo-2021.
Eligibility is broad and includes institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, local/state/tribal governments, for-profit organizations, U.S. territories, and federal agencies that have statutory authority to receive this type of funding. The lead applicant must be a U.S.-based entity. Investigators themselves do not have to be employed by an eligible organization located in one of the five Gulf states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas), but NOAA strongly encourages teams that are not Gulf-based to collaborate with partners from Gulf of Mexico-based eligible entities to ensure the work is grounded in regional needs and management realities. Foreign researchers can participate only through a subaward or contract issued by an eligible U.S. entity, and program funds may not be spent in Cuba.
The solicitation also highlights several important funding and participation conditions. Program funds cannot be used to hire or pay the salaries of permanent federal employees, though award recipients can generally budget for common project costs such as travel, equipment, supplies, and contractual personnel needed to complete the proposed scoping and design activities. NOAA and the Department of Commerce explicitly encourage cultural and gender diversity in project teams and participation, and they emphasize a commitment to broadening participation by Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and institutions working in underserved areas, encouraging these organizations to apply.Apply for NOAA NOS NCCOS 2021 2006590
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOAA RESTORE Science Program 2021" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.451.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-08-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-12-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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