Opportunity Title:
FY24 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition
Funder/Agency:
Department of Commerce (DOC), NOAA - ERA Production
Opportunity Number:
NOAA-NOS-OCM-2024-27098
Description:
The purpose of this notice is to solicit grant proposals from eligible National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs or Reserves) for coastal habitat restoration; coastal habitat restoration planning, engineering, and design; and coastal land conservation projects that support the goals and intent of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP), and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) (BIL, Public Law 117-58, 135 STAT. 1356 (Nov. 15, 2021).
The NOAA Office for Coastal Management (OCM) encourages applicants and awardees to support the principles of equity and inclusion when writing their proposals and performing their work. Promoting equity and inclusion through community engagement, co-development, and partnership improves creativity, productivity, and the vitality of the coastal management community that OCM supports. NOAA also encourages applicants to propose projects with benefits to tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities, and projects that appropriately consider and elevate local or indigenous knowledge in project design, implementation, and evaluation. Applicants should identify if the project is located within tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities, and/or whether a portion of the resilience benefits from the proposed work will flow to tribal, indigenous, and/or underserved communities.
Eligibility:
NERRS lead state agencies designated to receive NERRS operations funding through a Memorandum of Understanding with NOAA.
Universities
Regional authorities
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Institutions of higher education
State and local governmental entities
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$13,500,000
Maximum Award:
$4,000,000
Minimum Award:
$200,000
Deadline:
LOI Submission Due August 15, 2024
Applications Due January 09, 2025
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