Deadline: 16-Aug-22
The Department of Commerce invites proposals for the NOAA Restore Science Program 2023 that request funding from researcher, resource manager, and stakeholder partnerships to execute a previously planned, collaborative research project, develop its findings and products, transfer them to an identified resource manager or management body, and apply them to a specific Gulf of Mexico natural resource management decision.
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.
The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RESTORE Science Program is to carry out research, observation, and monitoring to support the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and the recreational, commercial, and charter-fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $1
- Full proposals may cover an award period of 1 to 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; not-for-profit institutions; forprofit organizations; local, state, and tribal governments; and U.S. territories and federal agencies that possess the statutory authority to accept funding for this type of work.
- The lead applicant must be from a U.S.-based entity. Science Program funding opportunities may not be used to hire and fund the salaries of any permanent federal employees.
- Federal award recipients may use their funding to cover travel, equipment, supplies, and contractual personnel costs associated with the proposed work.
- Investigators are not required to be employed by an eligible entity that is based in one of the five Gulf of Mexico States (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas).
- However, investigators that are not employed by or associated with Gulf of Mexico-based eligible entities are strongly encouraged to collaborate with partners from Gulf of Mexico-based eligible entities.
- Foreign researchers may participate by submitting a subaward or contract through an eligible U.S. entity.
- Science Program funding may not be spent in Cuba.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341551