FY 2027 – 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA’s NMFS BAA funds research, education, outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that fit NOAA statutory authority, with a separate CESU track for applied environmental and cultural resource research, technical assistance, and education by eligible CESU partner institutions.
⚑ Funding is contingent on appropriations; no funds have yet been appropriated. · Award ceiling listed as $0. · CESU projects are limited to non-federal partner institutions in named CESU regional programs. · Federal organizations are outside the scope of the announcement; interagency agreements may apply if authority exists.
This is an oceans/fisheries and cultural-resource BAA, which is far outside IPPRA’s core program lines in risk perception, hazard communication, energy/nuclear attitudes, education policy evaluation, and public policy around climate/weather. The team could maybe touch the education/outreach language in a very general way, but there is no clear PI-level fit for any roster member.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-17
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 43 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: environment; signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is minor; funds other — not a research fit |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 40 partial | technical depth: substantial; funds other (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
This Broad Agency Announcement is a mechanism to encourage research, education, outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA’s competitive discretionary programs. This announcement is not soliciting goods or services for the direct benefit of NOAA. Funding for activities described in this notice is contingent upon the availability of appropriations in the fiscal years applicable to the application. Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for any activities described in this notice. Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA to review an application beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds.
CESU projects fund applied environmental and cultural resource research, technical assistance, and education to support effective stewardship and decision-making for public lands and trust resources.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, international or foreign organizations or governments, individuals, state, local, and Indian Tribal governments. Eligibility also depends on the statutory authority that permits NOAA to fund the proposed activity. Funding of Federal organizations is outside the scope of this announcement; if funding authority exists, Federal organizations seeking NOAA funds should contact relevant program officials about the interagency agreement process. For CESU projects: the ONLY eligible applicants are non-federal partner institutions of the following CESU regional programs: California, Chesapeake Watershed, Great Lakes Northern Forests, Great Plains, Gulf Coast, Hawaii & Pacific Islands, North and West Alaska, North Atlantic Coast, Pacific Northwest, Piedmont & South Atlantic Coast, and South Florida & Caribbean. To determine if your organization is a member of a regional CESU, please visit this site: https://www.nps.gov/nature/cesu.htm
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Maria Aguiniga Grantor <jeffrey.kulnis@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.