Opportunity ID: 335868

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2023-2007040
Funding Opportunity Title: National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
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: 80
Assistance Listings: 11.417 — Sea Grant Support
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Sep 20, 2021
Last Updated Date: Sep 20, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2022
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 01, 2022
Archive Date: May 01, 2022
Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,500,000
Award Ceiling: $89,000
Award Floor: $89,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to submit to this opportunity:
Any student, regardless of citizenship, is eligible to submit to this opportunity if:
(1) The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2021 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 18, 2022;
(2) The graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and;
(3) The student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.
Application submission is through an application to the Sea Grant program in the state in which the student is earning their degree. If there is no Sea Grant program, a Sea Grant program will be assigned (see Section IV.D.)
The National Sea Grant College Program champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by working to create a marine science workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are recruiting, retaining, and preparing a diverse workforce, and proactively engaging and serving the diverse populations of coastal communities. Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication, and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives, and ways of thinking. We encourage applicants of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, education levels, job classifications, veteran status types, income, and socioeconomic status types to apply for this opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Commerce
Description:

The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2008, Public Law 110-394) to support federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities.

This notice announces that applications may be submitted for the 2023 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program). The National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) anticipates funding not less than 35 applicants, of which approximately 17 will be assigned to the Legislative branch. Application packages will each propose a total of $89,000 in funding. Detailed breakout of this funding is described in Section II.A and Section III.F of this announcement.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Sea Grant program in their state/territory at least one to two months prior to the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply. The applicant should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program’s request.

This document describes requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2023-2007040. Additional guidance and tips on how best to prepare an application are provided in the Sea Grant General Application Guide available at: https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Portals/1/Guidance/SeaGrantGeneralApplicationGuide.pdf.

New NOFO Requirements

   • Section IV.B – Content and Form of Application has been revised from previous years. There are additional application submission requirements that must be met.

• Section V.A – Evaluation Criteria has been revised from previous years. New evaluation criteria are included and must be used during application review events at both the program and national levels. Questions on the new requirements should be directed to the Knauss Fellowship Program Manager.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Maddie Kennedy 301-734-1066

[SG], Silver Springs, MD 29405-2413
Email:Maddie.Kennedy@noaa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 335868 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-OAR-SG-2023-2007040 NOFO Report.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Maddie Kennedy 301-734-1066
[SG], Silver Springs, MD 29405-2413
Email: Maddie.Kennedy@noaa.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
11.417 3003062 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship PKG00269046 Sep 20, 2021 Apr 01, 2022 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

335868 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

335868 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

335868 CD511-1.1.pdf

335868 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

335868 SF424B-1.1.pdf

335868 SF424A-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

335868 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

335868 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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