Closed · NOAA-OAR-OAP-2023-2007714 · CFDA 11.017 · Discretionary
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR): Research and Development for Assessing Large Scale Carbon Removal and Local Scale Ocean Acidification Mitigation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 28, 2023
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR): Research and Development for Assessing Large Scale Carbon Removal and Local Scale Ocean Acidification Mitigation is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $100,000 -- $2,000,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.
- $100K-$2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 11.017
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal is closed (last close February 28, 2023). 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 28, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$30,000,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The purpose of this document is to advise the public that the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program on behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) is soliciting proposals focused on expanding understanding of various aspects of marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) to reduce uncertainty about the extent and durability of carbon removal, associated co-benefits/risks, and contribute to regulatory frameworks needed for both testing and implementation of approaches. This knowledge will assist in the verification or invalidation of hypotheses regarding mCDR, in order to make informed decisions regarding a potential scaled negative carbon ocean industry. The agencies and entities participating in this multi-agency request for proposals include: NOAA (Ocean Acidification Program, Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program, US Integrated Ocean Observing System/US IOOS), the Department of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Water Power Technologies Office), Department of Navy (Office of Naval Research), the National Science Foundation (Chemical Oceanography Program) and philanthropies including ClimateWorks. Other agencies, sub-entities and philanthropies may also join after the NOFO release.This NOFO is focused on various aspects of mCDR implementation and the research required to successfully execute and understand the impacts of mCDR. A separate and complimentary Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focused on Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) technology development will be issued by ARPA-E in the near future. Applicants are encouraged to consider how responses to this NOFO could dovetail with a more focused program on transformative MRV technology development that may run in parallel with research toward mCDR implementation. More information on the ARPA-E MRV program will be available on the ARPA-E opportunities website, https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.Electronic Access: Proposals should be submitted through Grants.gov. Sign up to receiveany potential amendments to this Announcement via www.grants.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-OAR-OAP-2023-2007714
Grants.gov marks Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal 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 Business and Commerce · Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (BC;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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
For questions regarding this announcement, contact erica.h.ombres@noaa.gov For questions of a technical nature, contact: jessica.cross@noaa.gov
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