FY25 NOAA Marine Debris Interception Technologies under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Posted
- July 24, 2024
- Closed
- February 7, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $1,000,000
- Award floor
- $100,000
- Program funding
- $7,000,000
- Expected awards
- 5
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 11.999
- Archives
- March 9, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.999 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $30M
- FY2026 obligated
- $12.6M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 36
Top recipients: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Pacific Coastal Research & Planning, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida, California Department of Parks & Recreation
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This funding opportunity requires a Letter of Intent (LOI) to be submitted to [email protected] for competitive review before a full proposal can be submitted. LOIs must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, October 9th, 2024. If invited, full proposals must then be submitted in Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) and validated by eRA on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, February 7th, 2025.
The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) is a division of the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration. Authorized in the Marine Debris Act, codified at 33 U.S.C. § 1951 et seq., the NOAA MDP supports the development and implementation of marine debris assessment, removal, and prevention projects that benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and marine and Great Lake resources. Marine debris is defined as "any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into the marine environment or the Great Lakes" (15 C.F.R. § 909.1). The mission of the NOAA MDP is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris.
Through this solicitation, NOAA seeks to support marine debris removal projects with funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (PL 117-58). The overall objective of this funding opportunity is to support the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of proven marine debris interception technologies to benefit marine and coastal NOAA trust resources.
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) describes the types of projects that are eligible for funding, as well as the proposal requirements and how applications will be evaluated. NOAA anticipates up to $7,000,000 will be available for this grant solicitation. The minimum federal request for this solicitation is $100,000. The maximum federal request is $1,000,000. The typical funding request will range from $250,000 to $750,000. The exact amount of funds to be awarded and the number of awards made will be at the discretion of NOAA following pre-award negotiations with highly meritorious applicants.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
As outlined in the Marine Debris Act, eligible applicants from the United States, its territories, or Freely Associated States include:• State, local, Tribal, and territory governments whose activities affect research or regulation of marine debris• Federally and non-federally recognized Tribes and Native or Indigenous organizations• Institutes of higher education• Nonprofit organizations• Commercial (for-profit) organizationsApplications from federal agencies or employees of federal agencies will NOT be considered. Interested federal agencies may collaborate with eligible applicants but may not receive funds through this competition. Foreign organizations and foreign public entities (see 2 CFR 200.1) from outside of the freely associated states are not eligible to apply. NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of veterans, minority-serving institutions, Tribes, and entities that work in communities facing environmental/climate and socioeconomic burdens. The NOAA MDP encourages applicants of all backgrounds, circumstances, perspectives, and ways of thinking to apply. To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations; SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. All registrations must be completed prior to the application being submitted. The complete registration process for all three systems can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. Prior to registering with eRA Commons, applicant organizations must first obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov, if needed (refer to Section IV. Applications and Submission Information, Section C). Organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their full SAM and Grants.gov registrations; however, all registrations must be in place by time of application submission. eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official…
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