The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering the CZMA Projects of Special Merit Competition for FY2015. This grant aims to fund innovative projects for states or territories with federally-approved coastal management programs to improve in national priority areas. Eligible applicants must address Wetlands, Hazards, Cumulative and Secondary Impacts, or Ocean and Great Lakes Resources in their proposed projects. States with an approved 2011-2015 Section 309 Assessment and Strategy focusing on one or more of the priority enhancement areas are encouraged to apply. The closing date for applications is December 11, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 269389
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2015-2004238 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition – FY2015 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.419 — Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 05, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 11, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 11, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 10, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Territorial CMPs and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission are also eligible to apply |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The purpose of this document is to advise eligible applicants that NOAA is soliciting proposals for competitive funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act’s (CZMA) Enhancement Program Projects of Special Merit, authorized under Section 309 of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. §1456b). The objective of Section 309 assistance is to encourage each State or Territory with a federally-approved coastal management program (CMP) to continually improve its program in specified areas of national importance. The intent of Projects of Special Merit (PSM) funding is to offer CMPs the opportunity to develop innovative projects that further their approved enhancement area strategies and focus on the following national enhancement area priorities: Wetlands, Hazards, Cumulative and Secondary Impacts, and Ocean and Great Lakes Resources. Any CMP that has been approved by NOAA pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. §1455) and has an approved 2011-2015 Section 309 Assessment and Strategy that contains at least one strategy addressing one or more of the four priority enhancement areas is eligible to apply for this competition. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Elizabeth Mountz
Office for Coastal Management NOAA Ocean Service 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-713-3155 ext. 148 Email:Elizabeth.Mountz@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 269389 Full Announcement-1 -> NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2015-2004238 FFO Report.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Elizabeth Mountz Office for Coastal Management NOAA Ocean Service 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-713-3155 ext. 148 Email: Elizabeth.Mountz@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.419 | 2502509 | CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition – FY2015 | PKG00209644 | Nov 05, 2014 | Dec 11, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
269389 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
269389 Project-1.1.pdf
269389 CD511-1.1.pdf
269389 Budget-1.1.pdf
269389 SF424B-1.1.pdf
269389 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
269389 Other-1.1.pdf
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