Closed · NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2019-2005810 · CFDA 11.478 · Discretionary

National Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Programs

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 4, 2019
Close date
12
Expected awards

The verdict

National Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Programs is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $200,000 -- $1,000,000 across 12 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$200K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
12
expected awards
11.478
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Prog… is closed (last close March 4, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 4, 2019

Posted Oct 3 Closes Mar 4

Est. Total Funding

$5,500,000

Expected Awards

12

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)/Competitive Research Program (CRP) is soliciting proposals for the Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB) and The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Research Programs. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2019 Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have a September 1, 2019 start date.Total funding for this research:MERHAB: It is anticipated that up to approximately $2,500,000 may be available in Fiscal Year 2019 for the first year for all MERHAB projects combined. Approximately 7 to 9 projects are expected to be funded at the level of approximately $200,000 to $600,000 per year per proposal. Projects are expected to last 3 to 5 years. Both Regional and Targeted projects are expected to be funded.ECOHAB: It is anticipated that up to approximately $3,000,000 may be available in Fiscal Year 2019 for the first year for all ECOHAB projects combined. Approximately 1-4 Regional projects are expected to be funded at the level of $700,000 to $1,000,000 (including ship time) per year per proposal. Projects are expected to last 5 years. Only Regional projects are expected to be funded.Electronic Access: Background information about the MERHAB Program can be found at https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/habs/merhab and for the ECOHAB Program at https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/research/stressor-impacts-mitigation/ecohab/.Any Frequently Asked Questions that arise will be posted at these sites. Proposals should be submitted through Grants.gov, http://www.grants.gov. Sign up to receive any potential amendments to this Announcement via www.grants.gov.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2019-2005810

Grants.gov marks National Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Prog… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Marc Suddleson, MERHAB Program Manager, CRP, 240-533- 0305, Marc.Suddleson@noaa.gov Quay Dortch, ECOHAB Program Manager, CRP, 240-533-0198, Quay.Dortch@noaa.gov Maggie Broadwater, Acting Program Manager, CRP, 843-460-9684, Maggie.Broadwater@noaa.gov Grants Administration Information: Laura Golden, NCCOS Grants Administrator, 240-533-0285, Laurie.Golden@noaa.gov

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