Closed · NOAA-OAR-OAP-2022-2007166 · CFDA 11.017 · Discretionary

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mini-Grant Program

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

$10K-$40K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 18, 2022
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mini-Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $10,000 -- $40,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$10K-$40K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
11.017
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mi… is closed (last close February 18, 2022). 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 18, 2022

Posted Dec 20 Closes Feb 18

Est. Total Funding

$300,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Ocean Acidification Program education mini-grant initiative, is a competitively based program that supports coastal and ocean acidification education programs that are responsive to the goals of the NOAA OA Education Implementation Plan and the 2021-2040 NOAA Education Strategic Plan. Priority goals include engaging diverse audiences in ocean acidification education and outreach, matching ocean acidification communication needs with existing research, education and outreach activities, while developing innovative approaches for community involvement. These goals are part of NOAA's efforts to increase Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI&A as defined in this executive order https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/25/executive-order-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce/) in ocean literacy, stewardship, and workforce development, particularly in inland and underserved communities.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-OAR-OAP-2022-2007166

Grants.gov marks NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Education Mi… 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: 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

Erica Ombres 301.734.1072 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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