Cooperative Agreement NA25NOSX473C0232
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $3,476,716 to the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation, serving as fiscal sponsor for the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), under the Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473). The award, obligating $1,963,233 and commencing October 1, 2025, through November 30, 2027, is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support regional...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) awarded a $3.48 million Cooperative Agreement to the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation, serving as fiscal sponsor for the West Coast Ocean Alliance (WCOA) Regional Ocean Partnership. This award, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and effective October 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028, supports regional coordination of interstate and...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,835,196 Cooperative Agreement to the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation, serving as fiscal sponsor for the West Coast Ocean Alliance (WCOA) Regional Ocean Partnership. This funding, provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law over the next two years, will support the WCOA in coordinating and enhancing tribal engagement, convening regional government partners, maintaining and promoting the West Coast Ocean Data...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,029,590 cooperative agreement to the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program (CFDA 11.012) for the three-year performance period from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2028. The award supports critical ocean observing infrastructure development and data management services across the southeastern United States....
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement award through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to build the capacity of the Virginia Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve program. This funding will support enhanced coordination with regional stakeholders, pre- and post-monitoring of coastal restoration projects, and the development of resource management plans...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). The funding will build the capacity of MDMR's state coastal management program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, MDMR will use the $600,000 in obligated funds to...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $600,000 in federal funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through a Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program. This funding will build the capacity of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) within the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $180,294.16 cooperative agreement to the Consortium For Ocean Leadership, Inc. under the Ocean Exploration federal grant program (CFDA 11.011) for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Through this award, the Consortium For Ocean Leadership, Inc. will provide services to expand NOAA's Ocean Exploration program efforts to engage the ocean exploration community as mandated under 33 U.S.C. 3403. Specifically,...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $882,489 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Division of Coastal Resources Management (DCRM). This 3-year award, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will build the capacity of CNMI's coastal management program to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,989,353 Cooperative Agreement to the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), a non-profit organization, under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012). The primary goal of this 3-year project, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, is to transition the robust and modular data ingestion and management pipelines used by NERACOOS, MARACOOS,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $3.48M through its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) to the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation, serving as fiscal sponsor for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO), pursuant to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The cooperative agreement, effective October 1, 2025, through November 30, 2027, funds MARCO's regional ocean partnership coordination activities across four primary initiative areas: advancing seafloor mapping and data needs for the Mid-Atlantic region; building regional understanding of coastal and ocean acidification research and mitigation strategies; coordinating regional partners to prevent marine debris pollution; and improving data governance and availability through the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal. These deliverables will be executed by experienced workgroups with strategic oversight from the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Planning Committee. The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal serves as a key infrastructure component, providing public and decision-maker access to high-quality coastal and ocean data. This award supports NOAA's broader coastal resilience objectives by enhancing interstate and intertribal coordination of ocean and coastal resource management while facilitating the sharing and integration of federal and non-federal data into a centralized regional platform. As of the award date, $1.96M of the total $3.48M has been obligated toward the initiative.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.0m | 9/18/25 |