FY 2026 - 2028 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Ocean Service

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DOC NOAA - ERA Production (Department of Commerce) is accepting applications for this cooperative agreement and grant until Sep 30, 2028 (689 days left).

Awards are up to $100 each and the agency expects to make 10 awards.

Eligibility is described in the listing text (the "Others" category).

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, international or foreign organizations or governments, individuals, state, local, and Indian Tribal governments. Eligibility also depends on the statutory authority that permits NOAA to fund the proposed activity. Funding of Federal organizations is outside the scope of this announcement; if funding authority exists, Federal organizations seeking NOAA funds should contact relevant program officials about the interagency agreement process. …

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

A description of NOAA Line and Staff Offices is found at https://www.noaa.gov/about/organization, and applicants may contact the Agency Contacts in Section VII. below for more information. If you submit the same application to more than one Line or Staff Office, mention this in your application and notify the relevant contacts in Section VII. so that NOAA may coordinate internally. This notice also solicits proposals that are part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CESU is a U.S. federal partnership network that connects agencies with universities, tribes, nonprofits, and other partners to address natural and cultural resource challenges. Each CESU is structured as a working collaborative with participation from numerous federal and nonfederal institutional partners. …

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