Cooperative Agreement 7200AA22CA00013

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $249,299 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012) to Seaahead, Inc. The award will fund a 21-month project to: 1) strengthen Seaahead's core functions, programs, and partnerships; 2) translate ocean climate resilience needs for U.S. deep tech leadership; 3) bridge the commercialization gap for ocean startups; and 4) expand diversity, equity, and inclusion...

This Project Grant award of $610,790, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), supports Transition Projects, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon, in delivering a range of housing and supportive services to address homelessness. The grant funds will enable Transition Projects to provide activities such as permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology. The award will fund the development of the Stevens Extreme Event Coastal Preparedness and Response System (SEECPRS), a high-resolution, multi-platform, rapidly deployable coastal extreme event observing system. The SEECPRS will leverage Stevens' expertise in...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $404,862 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program (CFDA 11.012) to Activate Global Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver the "Activate Oceans" program. This program integrates the Activate Fellowship and Propellers Ocean MBA to provide comprehensive support, including funding, mentorship, research facilities, and community engagement, to approximately 100 early-stage...

Kakoo Oiwi received a $149,075 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office for Coastal Management to support the Hoolulu Huliamahi Learning Community in the Heeia Ahupuaa from August 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023. Under this award, Kakoo Oiwi will develop a science-based, multi-dimensional approach to allow for the maintenance or improvement of environmental quality while also enabling economic growth in the Heeia Ahupuaa region of Hawaii. This work...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $1,748,942 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to address climate change impacts in American Samoa. The project aims to strengthen the territory's critical infrastructure by empowering a resilient workforce through collaboration with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA), the territory's utility company. Key activities include...

The University of Hawaii, through its Office of the President, was awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012). The project aims to establish an accelerator program supporting Hawaii-based startups focused on ocean-based climate resilience technologies and commercialization. Key activities include designing the accelerator program in collaboration...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $128,663 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant to Transition Resource Action Center, a nonprofit organization in Dallas, Texas. The funding will support the organization's comprehensive efforts to address homelessness, particularly among youth, through a range of services including rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, case management, housing counseling, rental assistance, job training, and mental health/substance abuse...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) program (CFDA 11.420), will support the He'eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (He'eia NERR) in Kaneohe, Hawaii during the period of July 2024 through December 2025. The $2,517,050 award will fund coastal restoration efforts, research in 10 priority areas, support for endangered waterbird habitat restoration, and increased flood...