Advancing coastal flood protection through public-private partnerships, innovative insurance products, and improved sediment management.
NOAA will fund cooperative agreement projects that develop state-of-the-art information and products to advance natural infrastructure for coastal flood protection through public-private partnerships, innovative insurance products, or improved sediment management, with regional user involvement and state/local leadership.
⚑ Cooperative agreement · Up to $2,000,000 per project over as long as 4 years; approximately $500,000/year · Applications accepted through Grants.gov · Funding contingent on Federal appropriations
This is adjacent to the team’s weather-risk and resilience portfolio because it emphasizes coastal flood preparedness, stakeholder communication, and cross-sector implementation. It is not a core fit for any one PI line, but Nina Carlson and the weather/warning-and-risk group could plausibly contribute on risk perception, user engagement, and decision support rather than technical sediment or insurance design.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-09-26
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 100 strong | portfolio topics: environment, climate_weather, water_resources, emergency_disaster_resilience (primary); signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds applied research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 70 strong | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | funds applied research; deep-tech content |
Description
The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)/Competitive Research Program (CRP) [formerly Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)/Coastal Ocean Program (COP)], is soliciting proposals for projects that will support state-of-the-art information and products to advance the use of natural infrastructure for coastal flood protection through one or more of the following focal areas: public-private partnerships, innovative insurance products, or improved sediment management. This short-term investment supports research teams that include regional users to ensure practical, efficient, and cost-effective cross-sector implementation that advances long-term flood and storm preparedness capacity that is led by states and localities. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Federal appropriations. If funds are available for this program, one to six projects are expected to be supported for up to four years in duration, with an approximate annual budget for each project up to $500,000, not to exceed $2,000,000 per project. --- Electronic Access: Proposals should be submitted through Grants.gov. Sign up to receive any potential amendments to this Announcement via Grants.gov.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants for Federal financial assistance in this competition are U.S. institutions of higher education, non-profits, state and local governments, tribal government entities, U.S. Territories, U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands institutions, and for-profit organizations. Federal applicants (including NOAA) are eligible provided legal authority exists for the Federal applicant to receive funds from another agency.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Nicola R Bell Grantor <Trevor.Meckley@noaa.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · NOAA / Department of Commerce conventions SEE A NOAA EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — NOAA / Department of Commerce's document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.