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NOAA-OAR-CPO-2023-2007771: Climate Program Office (CPO), Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) Division — Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

Closed Closed March 29, 2023 Opportunity NOAA-OAR-CPO-2023-2007771 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Climate Program Office FY 2027 - Super Intelligence/Machine Learning Innovation to Advance NOAA's Earth System Science and Support Hazard Resilience (NOAA-OAR-CPO-2027-33392). Status: Closes February 9, 2027 (94 days left). It is in our archive of Department of Commerce notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$250,000
• Total funding$4.8 million
• Expected awards12
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. In addition to the eligibility guidelines listed above, lead PIs must be team members in current CAP/RISA teams. See https://cpo.noaa.gov/Divisions-Programs/Climate-and-Societal-Interactions/RISA/RISA-Teams#739083-risa-teams for a list of current CAP/RISA teams.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Climate and Atmospheric Research awards averaged $666,196; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (51% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The goal of this Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support collaborative research and community engagement projects that improve climate adaptation planning and action. Collaborative research and community engagement are defined here as the process of developing trusted and sustained partnerships between scientists, decision-makers, and communities that lead to shared understandings of climate adaptation needs and the co-generation of credible and actionable climate knowledge to support community defined plans, including implementable solutions. Outcomes from this work will support and inform the identification of equitable and inclusive infrastructure investments that mitigate flooding and wildfire risks. This initiative supports National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) activities within the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Through BIL, NOAA aims to improve capabilities to better inform decisions to protect life and property, and mitigate flooding and wildfire impacts to the U.S. population and economy. Specifically, outcomes of grants funded through this opportunity will support national adaptive capacity by 1) generating new, locally relevant knowledge and strategies to reduce risks from flooding and wildfire in frontline communities, 2) testing and evaluating the scalability and transferability of existing methods of engagement and/or approaches for integrating social and interdisciplinary knowledge into climate adaptation planning for flooding and wildfire, and 3) piloting new methods of engagement and/or approaches for integrating social and interdisciplinary knowledge into climate adaptation planning for flooding and wildfire. Through this NOFO, the Climate Adaptation Partnerships program in the Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) division of the Climate Program Office is soliciting applications for three competitions. 1. Improving Engagement Methods for Coastal Resilience Planning 2. Assessing Tradeoffs and Co-Benefits for Complex Decision-Making in Communities Facing Coastal Inundation and/or Inland Flooding 3. Identifying Complex Interactions between Social Infrastructure and Wildfire Risks to Improve Community Adaptive Capacity Competitions 1, 2, & 3 support collaborative activities that leverage the Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) program, formerly the Regional Integrated Science and Assessments (RISA) program.

Category: Business and Commerce, Environment, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, NOAA-OAR-CPO-2027-33392, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.