Open · GR-RCE-25-001 · CFDA 21.015 · Discretionary

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5.7M-$14.5M
Award range
Open
Status
6d
Days left
5
Expected awards

The verdict

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program is an open discretionary opportunity from U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program, offering $5,710,210 -- $14,518,510 across 5 expected awards. Applications close in 6 days. PlainGrants indexes 63 other opportunities from U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program.

$5.7M-$14.5M
award range
Open
6 days left
5
expected awards
21.015
CFDA program

Tight application window

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Gr… (GR-RCE-25-001) closes in 6 days on October 31, 2026. Award band $5,710,210 -- $14,518,510 across 5 expected awards. U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program lists 63 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Validate SAM.gov registration before drafting; amendments on Grants.gov can move the deadline.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

6 days left to apply

Posted Sep 26 → closes Oct 31, 2026

Urgent window
Posted Sep 26 Closes Oct 31

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Description

Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity notices for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program.Trust Fund amounts are available to establish one or more Centers of Excellence through competitive subawards to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region, including institutions of higher education. Funds may be used to establish Centers of Excellence, and by those Centers of Excellence for science, technology, and monitoring in one or more of the following disciplines as described in the RESTORE Act and Treasury’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR 34.704: 1) Coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration, and protection, including solutions and technology that allow citizens to live in a safe and sustainable manner in a coastal delta in the Gulf Coast Region. 2) Coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring in the Gulf Coast Region. 3) Offshore energy development, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico. 4) Sustainable and resilient growth, economic and commercial development in the Gulf Coast Region. 5) Comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.Eligible applicants issuing subawards to Center(s) of Excellence must establish and implement a program to monitor compliance with its subaward agreements.

Public-sector applicant lane · U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Gr… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 2 other U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 64).

Code 00
State governments

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

For assistance with RGMS related matters or setting up new user accounts, please contact: RGMShelpdesk@treasury.gov. For assistance related to the FOA, please contact the Office of Gulf Coast Restoration at restoreact@do.treas.gov.

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What to do next

RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Gr… is open with $5,710,210 -- $14,518,510 awards and 6 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (GR-RCE-25-001) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 21.015 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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