Project Grant NA26NMFX469G0026
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $765,000 to Interdistrict Committee For Project Oceanology Corporation on September 1, 2026, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to establish reliable field platforms and equipment for coastal science education and workforce development. The award funds students, teachers, community members, and partners to conduct hands-on science in coastal environments, building STEM competencies, data...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $184,000 to the Collective Oyster Recycling & Restoration Foundation Inc. on October 1, 2026, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The project recovers and recycles shells from restaurants, seafood businesses, and oyster festivals across Connecticut to support oyster reef habitat restoration in Long Island Sound. As of the award date, the recipient had engaged 21 municipalities, 52...
- 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) awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant to the Coonamessett Farm Foundation under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to provide Massachusetts fishers with training to collect and disseminate oceanographic and fisheries data. This project aims to utilize the fishers' ecological knowledge to advance the understanding of climate change. The program will also collect and analyze data to inform fishers on...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $814,145 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Connecticut Audubon Society in Fairfield, Connecticut. The funds will be used for a project titled "Lieutenant River Habitat and Riparian Zone Protection and Restoration". The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Conserve and enhance marine and wildlife habitat along the Lieutenant River, 2) Build...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $403,000 to City Island Oyster Reef, Inc. on January 1, 2027, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to install and monitor an oyster reef at Delmours Point in the Bronx, New York. The project will establish a self-sustaining oyster population through strategic installation of oysters and reef habitat in an area where oyster populations have declined by greater than 99 percent in New York City and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Oregon's Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB). The grant will fund the acquisition of an 8-meter coastal nearshore operations research vessel to improve OIMB's access to the diverse subtidal habitats and rich flora and fauna of the Coos Bay region along the Oregon coast. This will enable OIMB to overcome historical limitations in accessing the nearshore...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $4,569,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) program to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The award, with an effective date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of March 31, 2026, will support the state's federally approved coastal management program. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $250,743 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for oceanographic instrumentation on research vessels R/V Atlantis and R/V Armstrong from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024. Specifically, the funding supports the acquisition of four Teledyne-RDI lowered acoustic Doppler current profilers costing $154,860 total; one Autosal salinometer and accessories from...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $562,811 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to analyze long-term oceanographic data from the Ocean Observatories Initiative on the U.S. East Coast and study warming trends on the Northwest Atlantic continental shelf. The recipient will apply machine learning algorithms to glider data from the Pioneer–New England Shelf Array to identify and characterize...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Interdistrict Committee For Project Oceanology Corporation $960,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to acquire and outfit a second U.S. Coast Guard-inspected research vessel for expanded hands-on marine science education, applied field research, and environmental monitoring in Long Island Sound and its watershed. Project Oceanology will restore and expand vessel-based educational and research capacity to increase access for schools and communities across Connecticut and the Long Island Sound region. Once operational, the vessel will strengthen educational delivery and field-based data collection, enhance ocean literacy, support informed stewardship of natural resources, and contribute to the long-term environmental and economic resilience of Long Island Sound. The award runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance at Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut. Project Oceanology is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Groton, Connecticut, operating exclusively in the federal grant space and delivering environmental education and watershed stewardship programming centered on place-based outdoor learning and fisheries education in the Thames River watershed region of southeastern Connecticut, serving underperforming school districts and environmental justice communities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $960.0k | 7/31/26 |