Closed · GR-RCE-19-001 · CFDA 21.015 · Discretionary

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$2.1M-$8.3M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 31, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program that offered $2,081,739 -- $8,312,327. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 63 other opportunities from U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program.

$2.1M-$8.3M
award range
Closed
application status
21.015
CFDA program
63
other opportunities from U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program

Archived opportunity record

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Gr… is closed (last close January 31, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program still indexes 63 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 January 31, 2020

Posted Nov 16 Closes Jan 31

Instrument

Grant

Description

Under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141, the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund was established in the Treasury of the United States. Eighty percent of the civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will be deposited into the Trust Fund and invested. The RESTORE Act created five components through which funds will be disbursed. Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity notices as part of the RESTORE Act. 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, including institutions of higher education. Funds may be used by those Centers of Excellence to conduct research only on the Gulf Coast region in one or more of the following disciplines: 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; and 5. Comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Gr… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). Only 3 other U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program listings share this exact eligibility-code string (5% of 64).

Code 00
State governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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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