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NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2023-2008077: FY2023 Ocean-Based Climate Resilience

Closed Closed September 11, 2023 Opportunity NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2023-2008077 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$250,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$5.0 million
• Expected awards15
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and small businesses.

Eligible applicants are US-based, geographically concentrated entities to include the following: a) for-profit organizations, which may include small businesses, corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures, b) academic institutions, including institutions of higher education and NOAA cooperative institutes, c) nonprofit organizations, d) Tribal organizations, e) state, territorial, or local governmental entities, agencies or instrumentalities, or f) Tribal governments or consortia of Tribal governments. Applicants are encouraged to form partnerships, with one accelerator entity serving as the lead and primary applicant. NOAA recognizes that the terms “accelerator” and “incubator” are at times used interchangeably, and that some organizations which call themselves “incubators” may meet the lead institution criteria specified in this NOFO. By using the term “accelerator,” NOAA does not seek to dissuade qualified incubators from applying. Federal agencies or institutions and foreign governments may not be the primary recipient of awards under this announcement. If a primary applicant proposes a non-federal partner(s) who would receive funds, the lead entity will be expected to use subawards. If a primary applicant proposes federal partners, other appropriate mechanisms should be used to provide funds to the partner(s).

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) awards averaged $4.1 million; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (49% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal marine ecosystems and resources. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) complements the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to provide the largest direct investment to date in our Nation’s coastal resilience. Over 40% of the U.S. population lives in coastal counties, producing more than $9.65 trillion in goods and services and employing 54.6 million people. Within the Climate Ready Coasts component of the IRA, NOAA will work with partners from multiple sectors in the U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states and territories to help address localized impacts of climate change that would otherwise have an outsized economic and societal impact on the entire nation. The Climate Resilience Accelerators component of the IRA will fund accelerator entities to support businesses navigating commercialization pathways for coastal and ocean-based resilience solutions related to NOAA’s mission to help communities prepare for, adapt to, and build resilience to climate challenges. The accelerators will support entrepreneurs and startups with training, resources, mentorship, and funding to bring ocean-based climate resilience solutions to market. Climate resilience focused start-ups and innovative technologies are critical to the growth of the resilience economy in the United States. Start-ups drive technology development, business model innovation, and job creation. However, the market has not demonstrated the ability to provide sufficient capital, business development services, and entrepreneurial training to early-stage climate resilience-focused companies. NOAA recognizes that successfully navigating commercialization pathways in the climate resilience market requires a variety of services over and above capital access, including mentorship, capacity building, testing facilities, business development, data processing and storage capabilities, and connections to manufacturers. Business accelerators provide important services that assist start-ups in commercialization pathways and play an increasingly important role for companies and entrepreneurs who may have raised initial capital through private foundations or small business innovation research (SBIR) grants but struggle to bring their company to market.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

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