Closed · NOAA-NOS-OCM-2020-2006225 · CFDA 11.419 · Discretionary

CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2020

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

$50K-$250K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 15, 2020
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2020 is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $50,000 -- $250,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$50K-$250K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
11.419
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition is closed (last close January 15, 2020). 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 January 15, 2020

Posted Nov 7 Closes Jan 15

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The purpose of this document is to advise eligible applicants that NOAA is soliciting proposals for competitive funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)’s Enhancement Program Projects of Special Merit, authorized under Section 309 of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. §1456b). The objective of Section 309 assistance is to encourage each State or Territory with a federally-approved coastal management program (CMP) to continually improve its program in specified areas of national importance. The intent of Projects of Special Merit (PSM) funding is to offer CMPs the opportunity to develop innovative projects that further their approved enhancement area strategies and focus on the following national enhancement area priorities: Hazards, Ocean and Great Lakes Resources (with a focus on comprehensive planning), and Public Access (with a focus on underserved communities). Any CMP that has been approved by NOAA pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1455) and has an approved 2016-2020 Section 309 Assessment and Strategy that contains at least one strategy addressing one or more of the priority enhancement areas is eligible to apply for this competition. Coastal Zone Management Program Regulations at 15 C.F.R. Part 923 apply to this Announcement, and program policies and procedures are further implemented through the provisions in this announcement.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NOS-OCM-2020-2006225

Grants.gov marks CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition 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

Ms. Elizabeth Mountz 240-533-0819 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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What to do next

CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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