# FY2023 Ocean Technology Transition Project

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-nos-ioos-2023-2007492-fy2023-ocean-technology-transition-project/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342720

> Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $1.2 million (at least $400,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on January 17, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2023-2007492 |
| Agency | Department of Commerce |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 17, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $1.2 million |
| Award floor | $400,000 |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $2.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.012 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible funding applicants for this competition are institutions of higher education, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and State, local and tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions and foreign governments may not be the primary recipient of awards under this announcement, but they are encouraged to partner with applicants when appropriate.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is a national and regional partnership working to provide ocean, coastal and Great Lakes observations, data, tools, and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment. To increase observational and technical capabilities we need smart investments to innovate sensors, data management, decision support products, and other technical capabilities that will improve our ability to monitor and forecast environmental conditions with greater efficiency. The primary objective of IOOS’ Ocean Technology Transition Project (OTT) is to reduce the Research to Operations transition period for ocean observing, product development, and data management technologies for the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes. The term ‘Technologies’ includes: ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes sensors, information technology (data management, data visualization), platform enhancement, and technology modernization efforts. This objective is accomplished by investing in the transition of emerging and promising marine and Great Lakes observing technological capabilities from the mid to latter phases of research into operational status. The U.S. IOOS Office is seeking to fund projects, subject to the availability of funds, which advance new or existing technology-based solutions that address long standing and emerging coastal observing, product development, and data management challenges. The projects will be focused on those technologies for which there are demonstrated operators who commit to integrated, long term use of those technologies and open data sharing. A Transition Manager for the project should be identified and a Transition Plan will be a Year One deliverable. Funding will be targeted to technologies that are sufficiently mature for long term operations. This announcement specifically funds activities needed to progress these technologies through the transitional stages between research and full operations such as system integration, testing, validation, and verification. Funding will not be awarded to continue projects previously funded through the Ocean Technology Transition Project. In FY 2023-2024, it is estimated that up to $7.5 million will be available from the U.S. IOOS Office. Multiple awards are anticipated, subject to availability of funds, in amounts up to $400,000 per year for up to three years, with some exceptions for highly ranked proposals.

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2023-2007492 still open?

No. It closed on January 17, 2023.

### Who can apply for FY2023 Ocean Technology Transition Project?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY2023 Ocean Technology Transition Project?

Closed January 17, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.2 million each. About $2.5 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Delaware, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association, University of California San Diego. The program made 115 awards worth $469 million in that time.