NOAA Sea Grant Community Climate Adaptation Initiative 2013

Post Date

February 27th 2013

Application Due Date

April 19th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-OAR-SG-2013-2003664

CFDA Number(s)

11.417

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Other

The following entities are eligible to apply to this funding opportunity: Sea Grant Programs (Colleges, Institutions, and Coherent Area Programs). A given proposal may involve two or more Sea Grant programs working in collaboration, but the federal request may not exceed $100,000 in federal funds per Sea Grant program. Other interested parties are encouraged to work with the Sea Grant programs in their region to explore opportunities for partnering. Contact information for all Sea Grant programs can be found at http://seagrant.noaa.gov/other/programsdirectors.html or may also be obtained by contacting the Agency Contact listed in Section VII.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

NOAA Sea Grant expects to make available up to $1,000,000 (pending Congressional appropriation) for a national competition to fund climate adaptation efforts for FY 2013-2014 as part of an overall plan to enhance climate adaptation in coastal communities. This Federal Funding Opportunity includes information on how to apply for this funding opportunity and criteria for climate adaptation projects requesting a total of up to $100,000 in federal funds. Matching funds are required. Climate adaptation projects are expected to be conducted in partnership with local community governments, state and Federal agencies. Projects selected in this competition will be awarded and funded in FY 2013-2014 and should be completed by January 31, 2015.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Dr. Joshua Brown; NOAA Sea Grant; 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, R/SG; Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: 301-734-1271

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Inquiries/Questions Only

• Agency Email Address:

  oar.hq.sg.competitions@noaa.gov.