Closed · NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2025-28604 · CFDA 11.478 · Discretionary
2025 Regional Ecosystem Research (RER) Program: Understanding Species’ Habitat Usage and Connectivity in and around Marine Protected Areas
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K-$2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 30, 2025
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
2025 Regional Ecosystem Research (RER) Program: Understanding Species’ Habitat Usage and Connectivity in and around Marine Protected Areas is a closed discretionary listing from DOC NOAA - ERA Production that offered $500,000 -- $2,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 116 other opportunities from DOC NOAA - ERA Production.
- $500K-$2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 11.478
- CFDA program
- 116
- other opportunities from DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Archived opportunity record
2025 Regional Ecosystem Research is closed (last close January 30, 2025). 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 January 30, 2025
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)/Competitive Research Program (CRP) [formerly Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)/Coastal Ocean Program (COP)], in partnership with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Protected Areas Center, is soliciting proposals under the Regional Ecosystem Research Program for projects to understand species’ habitat usage and connectivity in and around marine protected areas. This information will be used to improve the ability of resource managers to address habitat connectivity, species’ habitat affinities, and spatial and temporal usage of habitats in management plans for marine protected areas. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2025 Federal appropriations. If funds become available for this program, two projects are expected to be supported for up to three to four years in duration, with an approximate annual budget for each project up to $500,000, not to exceed $2,000,000 per project. An informational webinar on this solicitation will be offered on October 22, 2024 from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Information regarding this Announcement, including the webinar and additional background information, is available on the NCCOS Regional Ecosystem Research Program page (https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/crp/regional-ecosystem-research/). NOAA is committed to making equity central to its mission. This supports a vision in which the nation’s people, economy, and ecosystems are thriving and supported by NOAA’s equitable and actionable weather, water, and climate research and services. NOAA encourages applicants and awardees to support the principles of equity in science and service delivery when writing their proposals and performing their work. By promoting equity NOAA seeks to improve the creativity, productivity, and the vitality of its research community. Electronic Access: Proposals should be submitted through Grants.gov, http://www.grants.gov. Sign up to receive any potential amendments to this Announcement via http://www.grants.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2025-28604
Grants.gov marks 2025 Regional Ecosystem Research 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: Grant. 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
Technical Program Information: Kimberly Puglise, RER Program Manager, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov. Grants Administration Information: NCCOS Grants Administrator, nccos.grant.awards@noaa.gov. Data Management Information: Lauren Jackson, NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator, nccos.data@noaa.gov. Indirect or Facilities and Administrative Costs Information: Jennifer Jackson Grants Officer, NOAA Grants Management Division; jennifer.jackson@noaa.gov.
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What to do next
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