Closed · NOAA-NOS-OCM-2021-2006713 · CFDA 11.420 · Discretionary

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2021

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

$20K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
February 12, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2021 is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $20,000 -- $1,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$20K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
11.420
CFDA program
898
other opportunities from Department of Commerce

Archived opportunity record

National Estuarine Research Reserve System is closed (last close February 12, 2021). 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 February 12, 2021

Posted Oct 30 Closes Feb 12

Est. Total Funding

$4,500,000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) consists of estuarine areas of the United States and its territories designated and managed for research and educational purposes (Reserve). Each Reserve within the NERRS is chosen to represent a different bio-geographic region and to include a variety of ecosystem types in accordance with the classification scheme of the national program as specified in 15 CFR Part 921. By funding Reserve lead agencies and universities to conduct land acquisition and construction projects that support the NERRS mission, NOAA will strengthen protection of key land and water areas, enhance long-term protection of Reserve areas for research and education, and provide for facility and exhibit construction that meet the highest sustainable design standards possible. NOAA anticipates approximately $4.5 million in Fiscal Year 2021 will be available to designated lead Reserve agencies or universities in coastal states for approximately 5-20 construction and acquisition projects, and expected to range from approximately $20,000 to $1,000,000 per project and with project periods typically covering 12-36 months, depending on the availability of funds.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NOS-OCM-2021-2006713

Grants.gov marks National Estuarine Research Reserve System 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. 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

For administrative and technical questions regarding the program and application process, please contact Matthew Chasse, Program Coordinator, at NOAA/Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or via phone: 240-533-0808, email: contact Matt.Chasse@noaa.gov

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