FY2025 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - NOAA Fisheries Citizen Science Funding Opportunity
Posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — FY2025 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - NOAA Fisheries Citizen Science Funding Opportunity — is cataloged under number NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2025-26515 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 11.472, posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 5, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $75,000 -- $200,000. 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 November 4, 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.
Award Range
$75,000 -- $200,000
Close Date
November 4, 2024
Posted
August 5, 2024
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Citizen science, in which individuals or organizations voluntarily participate in one or more aspects of the scientific process, is one of six NOAA science and technology focus areas. Citizen science has a rich history within NOAA with volunteer observations contributing to our Nation’s prediction and management of weather, oceans, coasts, and fisheries for decades. NOAA supports opportunities for the public to engage with the agency’s mission and address societal needs through science, technology, and innovation. The purpose of this solicitation is to support citizen science projects that can help support federal fisheries stock assessments and climate-ready fisheries management. Funding will prioritize projects that: provide information that can supplement and/or inform stock assessments or increase understanding of current and/or future impacts of climate change on fish stocks and/or fishing communities. For the purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), all program priorities relating to fishery species, including those related to stock assessments, are for stocks within a federal Fishery Management Plan. These stocks can be found in the stock status tables A-G of the Fishery Stock Status Updates which are updated quarterly. For Fiscal Year 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) anticipates that approximately $600,000 could be made available for the full set of selected citizen science projects that address the areas specified in the Program Priority Section (I.B.1 - I.B.3).
Eligibility
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Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Contact
Laura Oremland Education Program Manager NMFS Office of Science and Technology <br/>Phone: 301-427-8162 <br/>Email: Laura.Oremland@noaa.gov
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