Closed · NOAA-NOS-RESTORE-2025-26020 · CFDA 11.451 · Discretionary
NOAA RESTORE Science Program FFO-2025: Long-term Trends
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 29, 2024
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
NOAA RESTORE Science Program FFO-2025: Long-term Trends is a closed discretionary listing from DOC NOAA - ERA Production that offered $1,000,000 -- $4,000,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1M-$4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 11.451
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - NOAA RESTORE Science Program FFO-2025: Long-term Trends - is cataloged under number NOAA-NOS-RESTORE-2025-26020 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.451, posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 26, 2024 and last updated on August 20, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,000,000 -- $4,000,000. The agency has projected $17.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 6 awards. If the agency funds the expected 6 awards from the $17.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.9 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 29, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1,000,000 -- $4,000,000
Close Date
August 29, 2024
Posted
March 26, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$17,500,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The purpose of this document is to advise the public that the NOAA RESTORE Science Program is soliciting proposals for projects of five years in duration with the option for a five year, non-competitive renewal award for high-performing projects. This announcement invites proposals that request funding for partnerships that include researchers, resource managers, and other interested parties to conduct a collaborative research project that will identify, track, understand, or predict trends and variability in the Gulf of Mexico’s natural resources and the abiotic and biotic factors driving those trends. Funding is contingent upon the availability of funds in the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. It is anticipated that final recommendations for funding under this Announcement will be made in June 2025, and that projects funded under this Announcement will have a October 1, 2025 start date. Total funding for this competition will be approximately $17.5 million over five years and approximately six projects may be funded. The minimum individual award amount is approximately $1 million over five years (an average of $200,000 per year) and the maximum individual award amount is approximately $4 million over five years (an average of $800,000 per year). An additional $21 million may be available for five year, non-competitive renewals for high performing projects. Information regarding this Announcement, including webinars and additional background information, is available on the Science Program’s website (https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/funding-opportunities/ffo-2025).The NOAA RESTORE Science Program encourages applicants and awardees to support the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion when writing their proposals and performing their work. Promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity improves the creativity, productivity, and vitality of the research and management communities and leads to more robust natural resource management decisions.Electronic Access: The NOAA RESTORE Science Program website (http://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/) furnishes supplementary information. Full proposals should be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Caitlin Young Federal Program Officer 631-415-7095
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