Secure Up to $17M for Marine & Coastal Business Growth!
Summary
This NOAA program offers funding for businesses focused on innovative research or decision-support tools for living coastal and marine resources. Eligible businesses can receive grants to advance their projects and contribute to the health and sustainability of these vital ecosystems.
Eligibility
Full Description
The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/NCCOS is soliciting applications for the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program for projects from 1 to 3 years in duration. This funding opportunity is focused on living coastal and marine resources and their habitats and requests proposals under two program priorities. One priority focuses on research and the other priority focuses on science application in the form of decision-support tools. 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 March, 2017, and that projects funded under this Announcement will have a June 1, 2017 start date. Total funding for this competition is up to approximately $17 million. Approximately 5 to 10 projects are expected to be funded for a total of approximately $12 million under the research priority. Approximately 5 to 10 projects are expected to be funded for a total of approximately $5 million under the decision-support tool priority.
Electronic Access: The NOAA Restore Act Science Program website (http://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/) furnishes supplementary information. Applications should be submitted through grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov).