Assistance Listing 11.470

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operated this Assistance Listing (11.470) to fund ocean and coastal conservation, education, and outreach initiatives, with the most recent grant award disbursed in October 2004—now over 22 years old.

Program activity has ceased. The portfolio encompasses seven grants awarded between 2001 and 2004, with no subsequent awards documented. The funding pattern shows three awards in 2001, one in 2002, and three in 2004. No recent grant opportunities are listed.

The program funded two distinct activity tracks: education and workforce development initiatives (such as the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program and the METCON Engineering/Science Career Orientation Program), and conservation partnerships that built public-private collaborations to advance sustainable ocean and coastal resource management. Project Grants comprised 57 percent of the portfolio (four awards) and Cooperative Agreements made up 43 percent (three awards).

NOAA was the sole funding agency across all seven grants, obligating $22 million in federal dollars. Recipients contributed an additional $21.4 million in non-federal share, bringing combined total obligations to $43.4 million.

Award magnitudes varied substantially. Cooperative Agreement NA17AC2806, focused on building public-private partnerships for ocean and coastal conservation, obligated $36.8 million and represents the program's largest single award. Three Cooperative Agreements accounted for the majority of federal dollars. Project Grants ranged from $28 thousand to $989 thousand, including the American Museum of Natural History's education and research initiative ($989 thousand) and the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program ($725 thousand).

This program is not currently active and does not represent a viable funding opportunity.