Opportunity ID: 358602

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-OCS-2025-30451
Funding Opportunity Title: Joint Hydrographic Center 2025
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: 1
Assistance Listings: 11.400 — Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference System)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Mar 27, 2025
Last Updated Date: Mar 27, 2025
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 27, 2025
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 27, 2025
Archive Date: Jun 26, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $47,500,000
Award Ceiling: $47,500,000
Award Floor: $1

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible funding applicants are institutions of higher education in the United States.
To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations;SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. For each, the complete registration process can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. For more information on how to meet these registration and application submission requirements without errors, we advise all to carefully review relevant Applicant and Grantee Training modules: https://www.commerce.gov/ocio/programs/gems/applicant-and-grantee-training.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DOC NOAA – ERA Production
Description:

The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for a single cooperative agreement between NOAA and an institution of higher learning to operate and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Center as authorized in the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act and the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act. Additional supportive policy statements for the guidance of activities at these centers include the November 2019 Presidential Memorandum on ocean mapping, which calls for mapping, exploring, and characterizing the U.S. EEZ to improve our Nation’s understanding of our vast ocean resources and to advance the economic, security, and environmental interests of the United States. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement should advance the purposes of the Acts and the Presidential Memorandum by addressing the Program Priorities described in this announcement.

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

Andrew Armstrong

NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Joint Hydrographic Center 24 Colovos Rd,

Durham, NH 03824
Email:Andy.armstrong@noaa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
To change the award ceiling and eligible applicants Mar 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-OCS-2025-30451
Funding Opportunity Title: Joint Hydrographic Center 2025
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: 1
Assistance Listings: 11.400 — Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference System)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Mar 27, 2025
Last Updated Date: Mar 27, 2025
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 27, 2025
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 27, 2025
Archive Date: Jun 26, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $47,500,000
Award Ceiling: $47,500,000
Award Floor: $1

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible funding applicants are institutions of higher education in the United States.
To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations;SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. For each, the complete registration process can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. For more information on how to meet these registration and application submission requirements without errors, we advise all to carefully review relevant Applicant and Grantee Training modules: https://www.commerce.gov/ocio/programs/gems/applicant-and-grantee-training.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DOC NOAA – ERA Production
Description:

The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for a single cooperative agreement between NOAA and an institution of higher learning to operate and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Center as authorized in the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act and the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act. Additional supportive policy statements for the guidance of activities at these centers include the November 2019 Presidential Memorandum on ocean mapping, which calls for mapping, exploring, and characterizing the U.S. EEZ to improve our Nation’s understanding of our vast ocean resources and to advance the economic, security, and environmental interests of the United States. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement should advance the purposes of the Acts and the Presidential Memorandum by addressing the Program Priorities described in this announcement.

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

Andrew Armstrong

NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Joint Hydrographic Center 24 Colovos Rd,

Durham, NH 03824
Email:Andy.armstrong@noaa.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-OCS-2025-30451
Funding Opportunity Title: Joint Hydrographic Center 2025
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: 11.400 — Geodetic Surveys and Services (Geodesy and Applications of the National Geodetic Reference System)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Mar 27, 2025
Last Updated Date: Mar 27, 2025
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 27, 2025
Archive Date: Jun 26, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $47,500,000
Award Ceiling: $9,500,000
Award Floor: $1

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations;SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. For each, the complete registration process can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. For more information on how to meet these registration and application submission requirements without errors, we advise all to carefully review relevant Applicant and Grantee Training modules: https://www.commerce.gov/ocio/programs/gems/applicant-and-grantee-training.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DOC NOAA – ERA Production
Description:

The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for a single cooperative agreement between NOAA and an institution of higher learning to operate and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Center as authorized in the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act and the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act. Additional supportive policy statements for the guidance of activities at these centers include the November 2019 Presidential Memorandum on ocean mapping, which calls for mapping, exploring, and characterizing the U.S. EEZ to improve our Nation’s understanding of our vast ocean resources and to advance the economic, security, and environmental interests of the United States. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement should advance the purposes of the Acts and the Presidential Memorandum by addressing the Program Priorities described in this announcement.

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

Andrew Armstrong

NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Joint Hydrographic Center 24 Colovos Rd,

Durham, NH 03824
Email:Andy.armstrong@noaa.gov

Folder 358602 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_NOAA-NOS-OCS-2025-30451rev1.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Andrew Armstrong
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Joint Hydrographic Center 24 Colovos Rd,
Durham, NH 03824
Email: Andy.armstrong@noaa.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
11.400 PKG00290514 Mar 27, 2025 May 27, 2025 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

358602 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf

358602 CD511-1.1.pdf

358602 RR_FedNonFedBudget_2_0-2.0.pdf

358602 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf

358602 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf

358602 RRSF424_SF424B-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

358602 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf

358602 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

358602 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf

358602 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget_2_0-2.0.pdf

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