# Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) (11.012)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-012-integrated-ocean-observing-system-ioos/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $469 million in 115 grants, about $4.1 million per award.

## Objectives

To support projects aimed at the development and sustainability of a national and international integrated ocean observing system designed to collect, monitor and disseminate marine environment data in an interoperable, reliable, timely and user-specified manner by leveraging federal, regional and private-sector partnerships.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $45.7 million | 28 |
| 2022 | $52.5 million | 32 |
| 2023 | $71.1 million | 44 |
| 2024 | $172 million | 65 |
| 2025 | $128 million | 39 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware | Delaware | $80.2 million |
| Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association | South Carolina | $38.5 million |
| University of California San Diego | California | $37.1 million |
| Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems | New Hampshire | $35.0 million |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Alaska | $34.7 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $32.4 million |
| Texas a & M University | Texas | $28.5 million |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | California | $28.1 million |
| Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association | Michigan | $26.8 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $26.5 million |
| Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, Inc | Puerto Rico | $23.7 million |
| Tampa Bay Wave Inc | Florida | $14.2 million |
| National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. | Massachusetts | $13.7 million |
| GENER8TOR Management, LLC | Wisconsin | $13.7 million |
| Rutgers, the State University | New Jersey | $5.5 million |
| Marine Technology Society, Inc | District of Columbia | $4.4 million |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $3.9 million |
| University of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | $2.3 million |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Massachusetts | $2.2 million |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Virginia | $2.2 million |