Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NOS NCCOS 2015 2004160
Apply for NOAA NOS NCCOS 2015 2004160
- The Department of Commerce in the education environment science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Multiple effects of ocean acidification and nutrient loading to coastal marine ecosystems" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.478 Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean ResearchCoastal Ocean Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 10, 2014 and posted on Jul 10, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 23, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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Opportunity Summary:
This NOAA funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NOAA NOS NCCOS 2015 2004160) is a competitive, discretionary research grant program run through the Department of Commerce, specifically NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR). It sits at the intersection of two NOAA efforts: the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program and the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program. The central aim is to support regional ecosystem-focused science that explains how ocean acidification plays out in real coastal settings where it interacts with nutrient loading, eutrophication, hypoxia, and other environmental stressors, rather than treating acidification as an isolated problem.
The science emphasis is on understanding and predicting multiple, interacting stressors in coastal marine ecosystems. Applicants are expected to frame ocean acidification in the broader coastal context where excess nutrients can drive algal blooms and oxygen depletion, which can in turn alter seawater chemistry, carbon cycling, and biological impacts. NOAA is looking for projects that can translate these complex dynamics into regional projections of impacts on economically important species and on ecosystem services, such as fisheries productivity, habitat quality, and other benefits coastal systems provide. A key point in the description is that these projects are meant to provide a wider ecosystem context for existing single-species experiments and for carbonate system measurement and monitoring already being conducted by NOAA and other agencies. In other words, the program is pushing toward integrated, ecosystem-relevant prediction rather than only lab studies or only monitoring.
Awards are planned for three-year projects. The anticipated overall budget is about $1.5 million per year, sustained across the three-year period (roughly $4.5 million total estimated funding). NOAA expected to fund about 3 to 5 projects, with typical award sizes in the range of approximately $300,000 to $500,000 per year per proposal (with the stated award floor at $300,000 and ceiling at $500,000). The start date that NOAA anticipated for selected projects was September 1, 2015, and the awards were explicitly contingent on the availability of FY 2015 federal appropriations.
Eligibility is broad and includes many common research-performing and partnering organizations. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), small businesses, for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses), and multiple levels of government (city/township, county, and state). It also includes Native American tribal governments (federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching.
Administratively, applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. The opportunity was posted July 10, 2014, with an original and current closing date of October 23, 2014, and an archive date of November 22, 2014. The CFDA number associated with the program is 11.478 (Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Coastal Ocean Program). NOAA provided program web resources for additional context, including the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program site (http://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/) and CSCOR program pages (http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/cscor). A named point of contact was listed for access issues with the full announcement: Elizabeth Turner, Program Manager for CSCOR (phone 603-862-4680).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name and identification number of this funding opportunity?
This NOAA opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NOAA NOS NCCOS 2015 2004160. It is a competitive, discretionary research grant program administered within the U.S. Department of Commerce through NOAA.
2) Which NOAA offices and programs are running this grant?
The program is run through NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), specifically the NCCOS Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR). It also sits at the intersection of NOAA's Coastal Hypoxia Research Program and the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program.
3) What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The central aim is to support regional, ecosystem-focused science that explains how ocean acidification occurs in real coastal settings where it interacts with nutrient loading, eutrophication, hypoxia, and other environmental stressors, rather than treating ocean acidification as an isolated issue.
4) What kinds of research topics are emphasized?
The emphasis is on understanding and predicting multiple, interacting stressors in coastal marine ecosystems. Projects are expected to frame ocean acidification in the broader coastal context, including how excess nutrients can drive algal blooms and oxygen depletion, and how those processes can alter seawater chemistry, carbon cycling, and biological impacts.
5) What does NOAA mean by an "ecosystem-focused" approach in this program?
Based on the description, NOAA is looking for integrated, ecosystem-relevant prediction and understanding. The opportunity highlights the need to connect ocean acidification with nutrient-driven eutrophication, hypoxia, and other stressors, and translate these dynamics into regional projections of impacts on species and ecosystem services.
6) Are projects expected to produce regional projections or forecasts?
Yes. NOAA indicates it is looking for projects that can translate complex, interacting coastal dynamics into regional projections of impacts, including impacts on economically important species and ecosystem services (for example, fisheries productivity and habitat quality).
7) How does this opportunity relate to existing NOAA monitoring or single-species studies?
The opportunity states that funded projects are meant to provide a wider ecosystem context for existing single-species experiments and for carbonate system measurement and monitoring already being conducted by NOAA and other agencies. The intent is to advance integrated, ecosystem-relevant prediction rather than only lab studies or only monitoring.
8) What is the expected project period?
Awards are planned for three-year projects.
9) How much funding is available overall?
The anticipated overall budget is about $1.5 million per year across the three-year period (roughly $4.5 million total estimated funding).
10) How many awards does NOAA expect to make?
NOAA expected to fund about 3 to 5 projects.
11) What is the typical award size, and are there minimum/maximum limits?
Typical awards were expected to be approximately $300,000 to $500,000 per year per proposal. The stated award floor is $300,000 and the award ceiling is $500,000.
12) When was the anticipated start date for selected projects?
The anticipated start date listed for selected projects was September 1, 2015.
13) Is funding guaranteed?
No. The awards were explicitly contingent on the availability of FY 2015 federal appropriations.
14) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status); small businesses; for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); city/township governments, county governments, and state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching.
16) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
17) What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted July 10, 2014. The original and current closing date was October 23, 2014. The archive date was November 22, 2014.
18) What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed is 11.478 (Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Coastal Ocean Program).
19) Where can applicants find NOAA program background information referenced in the announcement?
The announcement referenced the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program website (http://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/) and the CSCOR program pages (http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/cscor).
20) Who is the point of contact for access issues with the full announcement?
The listed contact for access issues was Elizabeth Turner, Program Manager for CSCOR, phone 603-862-4680.
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