FY24 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-NOS-OCM-2024-27098
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 to $4,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Categories
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- Environment
- Natural Resources
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting grant proposals from eligible National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs) for coastal habitat restoration, habitat restoration planning/engineering/design, and coastal land conservation projects. The purpose is to support the goals and intent of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP), and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. NOAA encourages proposals that promote equity, inclusion, and benefits to tribal, indigenous, and underserved communities. Letters of Intent are due by August 15, 2024, and full proposals (by invitation only) are due by January 9, 2025. Awards are expected to start on August 1, 2025.
NOAA anticipates that approximately $13.5 million will be competitively awarded. For habitat restoration engineering, design and planning projects, awards are expected to range from $200,000-$350,000. For habitat restoration projects, awards are expected to range from $2 million to $4 million. For land conservation projects, awards are expected to range from $500,000 to $1.5 million. Applicants may propose projects with a Federal funding request less than or more than these amounts, up to $4 million.
Synopsis
The purpose of this notice is to solicit grant proposals from eligible National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs or Reserves) for coastal habitat restoration; coastal habitat restoration planning, engineering, and design; and coastal land conservation projects that support the goals and intent of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP), and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) (BIL, Public Law 117-58, 135 STAT. 1356 (Nov. 15, 2021).
NOAA anticipates that approximately $13.5 million will be competitively awarded to approved Reserves or eligible Program partners. For habitat restoration engineering, design and planning projects, it is anticipated that awards will range from approximately $200,000-$350,000. For habitat restoration projects, it is anticipated that awards will range from approximately $2 million to $4 million. For land conservation projects, it is anticipated that awards will range from approximately $500,000 to $1.5 million. Applicants may propose projects with a Federal funding request less than or more than these amounts, up to $4 million.
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) encourages applicants and awardees to support the principles of equity and inclusion when writing their proposals and performing their work. Promoting equity and inclusion through community engagement, co-development, and partnership improves creativity, productivity, and the vitality of the coastal management community that OCM supports. NOAA also encourages applicants to propose projects with benefits to tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities, and projects that appropriately consider and elevate local or indigenous knowledge in project design, implementation, and evaluation. Applicants should identify if the project is located within tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities, and/or whether a portion of the resilience benefits from the proposed work will flow to tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Foa_Content_of_NOAA-NOS-OCM-2024-27098.pdf |
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