National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Federal Assistance Programs

The Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI) Modeling Program Team is responsible for supporting a variety of National Weather Service (NWS) modeling and research initiatives…

The NOAA Corps plans to partner with qualified institutions to establish Cooperative Aviation Centers. Qualified partner institutions must have a four-year baccalaureate program of professional flight…

The objectives of the overall program are to facilitate educational activities related to NOAA's mission of science, service and stewardship. Awards may support the education of…

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) seeks to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research and…

The OAP plays an integral role in maintaining long-term monitoring; conducting research designed to enhance the conservation of marine ecosystems sensitive to ocean acidification; promoting ocean…

To explore the Earth’s largely unknown oceans in all their dimensions for the purpose of discovery and the advancement of knowledge, using state of the art…

The Office for Coastal Management helps coastal communities prepare for and recover from extreme weather events, coastal hazards, and changing ocean conditions. Awarded projects advance resilience…

To support efforts aimed at preparing for, evaluating, and responding to threats to coastal environments, including oil and chemical spills, releases from hazardous waste sites, and…

This is a cooperative program that assists the States in salmon restoration. The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) funds the protection, species conservation, and restoration…

This is a cooperative program that assists the States in salmon restoration and in fulfilling responsibilities under the Pacific Salmon Treaty by providing administrative management. Support…

The Prescott Grant Program provides grants or cooperative agreements to eligible stranding network participants for (1) recovery and treatment (i.e., rehabilitation) of stranded marine mammals; (2)…

The objectives of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils are to prepare, monitor and revise fishery management plans and data collection programs for domestic and foreign…

Research Set-Aside (RSA) programs support competitive grants where a portion of a fishery's catch or days-at-sea is reserved, not for general harvest, but to support research…

The purpose of this program is to promote and develop U.S. fisheries through marketing, research, and development, creating a dedicated fund from import duties on fishery…

To support the establishment and operation of major university centers for marine resources research, education, and training and to support marine advisory services. Some individual efforts…

To maintain a cooperative State and Federal partnership to provide a continuing source of fisheries dependent statistics to support fishery management in the States' Territorial Sea…

Species Recovery Grants are authorized under section 6 of the Endangered Species Act. Species Recovery Grants support management, research, monitoring, and/or outreach activities that have direct…

Projects that do not align with program specific ALNs that provide fisheries science and management information needed by the fishing industry as well as Federal and…

Advance weather research, development, and transition to improve weather observations, modeling, computing, forecasts, warnings, social science, and communication for the protection of life and property and…