RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program
Competitive subawards establish one or more Gulf Coast Centers of Excellence to carry out science, technology, monitoring, and related research in coastal sustainability, fisheries/wildlife, offshore energy, sustainable growth, and Gulf observation/mapping.
⚑ Program is limited to the Gulf Coast Region and to nongovernmental entities and consortia, including institutions of higher education. · Funds are used to establish Centers of Excellence and support their science/technology/monitoring activities, not general university operating support. · Subaward issuer must run a compliance-monitoring program for Center subawards.
This is adjacent rather than core: the Gulf Coast coastal resilience, offshore energy, and sustainable growth themes could fit the team’s survey/risk/perception and policy-evaluation strengths, but it is not one of their established signature programs. Gupta, Silva, and Ripberger fit best on energy/social acceptance and resilience; Carlson could contribute on applied program evaluation, but the opportunity is more ecological/monitoring-centered than the team’s usual public-opinion and warning-research work.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 92 strong | portfolio topics: environment, energy (primary); social/behavioral work is substantial; funds applied research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 80 strong | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 40 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity notices for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program.Trust Fund amounts are available to establish one or more Centers of Excellence through competitive subawards to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region, including institutions of higher education. Funds may be used to establish Centers of Excellence, and by those Centers of Excellence for science, technology, and monitoring in one or more of the following disciplines as described in the RESTORE Act and Treasury’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR 34.704: 1) Coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration, and protection, including solutions and technology that allow citizens to live in a safe and sustainable manner in a coastal delta in the Gulf Coast Region. 2) Coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring in the Gulf Coast Region. 3) Offshore energy development, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico. 4) Sustainable and resilient growth, economic and commercial development in the Gulf Coast Region. 5) Comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.Eligible applicants issuing subawards to Center(s) of Excellence must establish and implement a program to monitor compliance with its subaward agreements.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program <restoreact@do.treas.gov>
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