Ocean Exploration FY 2017 Funding Opportunity
Posted by Department of Commerce
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Ocean Exploration FY 2017 Funding Opportunity — is cataloged under number NOAA-OAR-OER-2017-2004970 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.011, posted by Department of Commerce. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 2, 2016. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $10,000 -- $750,000. The agency has projected $3.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 10 awards. If the agency funds the expected 10 awards from the $3.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $300,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on December 23, 2016. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$10,000 -- $750,000
Close Date
December 23, 2016
Posted
August 2, 2016
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Grant
Description
NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration & Research (OER) seeks to enhance ocean exploration and scientific knowledge of the unknown or poorly known areas of the ocean. This entails identifying, describing and creating baseline characterizations of new ocean habitats, marine resources and/or processes. In this Announcement, OER is seeking proposals focused on four themes: 1. Exploration of physical, chemical and biological environments and processes within the oceanic water column below ~200m; 2. Exploration of geological, physical, and biological environments as well as biogeochemical processes associated with seamounts; 3. Novel or innovative technologies and methodologies that could increase the pace and scope of ocean exploration, especially exploration of the water column, seamounts, and archaeological sites; and 4. Proposals focused on the discovery and exploration of historically significant submerged marine heritage sites, features and artifacts associated with WWII. Proposals that combine more than one of these exploration themes are encouraged. OER’s overarching objective is to investigate and document poorly known and unknown ocean areas through interdisciplinary exploration, and to advance and disseminate knowledge of the ocean’s physical, geological, chemical, biological, and archaeological environments. Findings from projects and expeditions are anticipated to result in new baseline characterizations; provide better scientific understanding of the processes on U.S. continental margins and the deep ocean; offer new insights into climate variability and marine ecosystems; reveal new or unconventional energy, mineral, biological, and archaeological resources; help identify hazards resulting from extreme events such as submarine volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis; and deliver technology advancements (platforms, sensors, methodologies, etc.) that will increase observational capabilities in the ocean. OER is interested in characterization of seamounts located within regions of the U.S. EEZ or ECS, including the Gulf of Alaska, the NW Atlantic, and the deep regions of Marine Protected Areas. Characterization of physical, chemical, and biological ocean environments associated with seamounts in areas where ocean mining may occur (e.g., regions along the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture) is also of particular interest. OER may also consider proposals focused on other areas that are relevant to OER's and NOAA's missions and priorities that would include significant leveraged resources. Archaeology proposals are not restricted to any depth or geographic area.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Financial Assistance to Fisheries Affected by Disasters
U.S. Department of Commerce
Agency Contact
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research <br/>ATTN: OER FFO 2017, SSMC3, Rm 10316 <br/>1315 East West Highway <br/>Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 <br/>(301) 734-1014 <br/>oer.ffo2017@noaa.gov
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