FY 2027 - 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33600
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 11.015 Broad Agency Announcement
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Categories
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- Education
- Environment
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
- State Governments
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- County Governments
- For Profit Organizations
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Jeffrey Kulnis jeffrey.kulnis@noaa.gov (301) 427-8771
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service is soliciting applications for research, education, outreach, innovative projects, and sponsorships not addressed through NOAA's competitive discretionary programs, with applications due by 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on September 30, 2028.
Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education (public and private), nonprofits, commercial organizations, city and county governments, state governments, federally recognized tribal governments, small businesses, for-profit organizations, individuals, and international or foreign organizations or governments. CESU (Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit) projects are restricted to non-federal partner institutions of designated regional CESU programs: California, Chesapeake Watershed, Great Lakes Northern Forests, Great Plains, Gulf Coast, Hawaii & Pacific Islands, North and West Alaska, North Atlantic Coast, Pacific Northwest, Piedmont & South Atlantic Coast, and South Florida & Caribbean. Funding eligibility also depends on the statutory authority that permits NOAA to fund the proposed activity. Federal organizations are outside the scope of this announcement.
NOAA will award either grants or cooperative agreements depending on the agency's involvement level. The anticipated award start date is six months after application receipt, with awards structured for one-year periods ending on the last day of a month. Awards generally fall between thirty thousand and seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, though historical awards under this program have ranged from eight thousand seven hundred ten dollars to nineteen million five hundred thousand dollars.
Applications must address two strategic goals: adaptively managing fisheries for sustainability and economic competitiveness (including stock management, habitat mitigation, data collection modernization, and countering illegal fishing), and safeguarding protected species recovery through research, habitat protection, technology advancement, and conservation policies. Merit review involves a minimum of three reviewers per application. Evaluation criteria—without assigned point values—are importance and relevance to mission goals, technical and scientific merit, applicant qualifications, project cost realism, and outreach and education strategy. Applicants must register with SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons before submission. CFDA 11.015.
Synopsis
This Broad Agency Announcement is a mechanism to encourage research, education, outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA's competitive discretionary programs. This announcement is not soliciting goods or services for the direct benefit of NOAA. Funding for activities described in this notice is contingent upon the availability of appropriations in the fiscal years applicable to the application. Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for any activities described in this notice. Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA to review an application beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds.
CESU projects fund applied environmental and cultural resource research, technical assistance, and education to support effective stewardship and decision-making for public lands and trust resources.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, international or foreign organizations or governments, individuals, state, local, and Indian Tribal governments. Eligibility also depends on the statutory authority that permits NOAA to fund the proposed activity. Funding of Federal organizations is outside the scope of this announcement; if funding authority exists, Federal organizations seeking NOAA funds should contact relevant program officials about the interagency agreement process. For CESU projects: the ONLY eligible applicants are non-federal partner institutions of the following CESU regional programs: California, Chesapeake Watershed, Great Lakes Northern Forests, Great Plains, Gulf Coast, Hawaii & Pacific Islands, North and West Alaska, North Atlantic Coast, Pacific Northwest, Piedmont & South Atlantic Coast, and South Florida & Caribbean. To determine if your organization is a member of a regional CESU, please visit this site: https://www.nps.gov/nature/cesu.htm
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00294414.pdf | ||
| RFA_Guidelines_Revised.pdf | ||
| Foa_Content_of_NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33600.pdf |
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