RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
GR-RCE-24-001
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$2,212,629 to $10,254,565

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
  • State Governments
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Treasury is soliciting applications through October 31, 2024 for its RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program to establish one or more Centers of Excellence in the Gulf Coast Region. Eligible applicants are state governments issuing subawards to conduct research and development in coastal sustainability, fisheries and wildlife ecosystems, offshore energy, sustainable growth, and Gulf observation. Applicants must establish a program to monitor subaward compliance, and selection will be competitive based on an applicant's ability to fulfill the program's objectives.

Trust Fund amounts available under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States program will support the establishment of Centers of Excellence through subawards. The Centers will perform science, technology, and monitoring activities focusing on coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas.

Synopsis

Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity notices for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program.Trust Fund amounts are available to establish one or more Centers of Excellence through competitive subawards to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region, including institutions of higher education. Funds may be used to establish Centers of Excellence, and by those Centers of Excellence for science, technology, and monitoring in one or more of the following disciplines as described in the RESTORE Act and Treasury's implementing regulations at 31 CFR 34.704: 1) Coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration, and protection, including solutions and technology that allow citizens to live in a safe and sustainable manner in a coastal delta in the Gulf Coast Region.2) Coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring in the Gulf Coast Region.3) Offshore energy development, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico.4) Sustainable and resilient growth, economic and commercial development in the Gulf Coast Region.5) Comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.Eligible applicants issuing subawards to Center(s) of Excellence must establish and implement a program to monitor compliance with its subaward agreements.

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