The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by U. S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2008, Public Law 110-394) to support leveraged federal and state partnership that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities
in coastal communities.
The purpose of this notice is to request proposals for special projects consistent with the focus areas outlined in the National Sea Grant College Program’s (Sea Grant) strategic plan, and to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how Sea Grant will select proposals and administer Federal assistance under this announcement.
This announcement is a mechanism to encourage research or other projects that are not normally funded through Sea Grant national competitions.
This opportunity is open only to Sea Grant Programs.
Section III of this announcement describes eligibility requirements in more detail.
Funding has not yet been made available to support applications submitted to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), but such funding may become available during the year.
Section II.A.
below describes individual competition announcements that will be used to announce when funding is available, any restrictions or requirements such as cost share, and other funding details.
Awards will be made under this NOFO only to applications that are responsive to individual competition announcements; unsolicited applications will not be reviewed.
This document sets out requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2020-200643 5. Additional guidance and tips on how best to prepare an application are provided in the Sea Grant General Application Guide available at (https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Portals/1/Guidance/SeaGrantGeneralApplicationGuide.pdf)
Agency: Office: Department of Commerce
Estimated Funding: $30,000,000
Relevant Nonprofit Program Categories
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-146.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:Eligible applicants are: Sea Grant Programs (Sea Grant Colleges, Institutions, or Coherent Area Programs), the National Sea Grant Law Center, and the National Sea Grant Library.
Individual competition announcements may restrict eligibility to a subset of these applicants.
The National Sea Grant College Program champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by recruiting, retaining and preparing a diverse workforce, and proactively engaging and serving the diverse populations of coastal communities.
Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives and ways of thinking.
We encourage applicants of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, education levels, job classifications, veteran status types, and income, and socioeconomic status types to apply for this opportunity
Full Opportunity Web Address:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-146.htmlContact: Agency Email Description: Work
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2020-03-24
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2021-10-30