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. PlainGrants indexes 116 other opportunities from DOC NOAA - ERA Production.
- $1M-$4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 11.451
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
NOAA RESTORE Science Program FFO-2025: Long-t… is closed (last close August 29, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOC NOAA - ERA Production still indexes 116 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 August 29, 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).
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NOS-RESTORE-2025-26020
Grants.gov marks NOAA RESTORE Science Program FFO-2025: Long-t… 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 Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the DOC NOAA - ERA Production book (91 peers, 78% of 117).
- 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
Caitlin Young Federal Program Officer 631-415-7095
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What to do next
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