FY 2026 - 2028 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Ocean Service
NOAA National Ocean Service will fund grants or cooperative agreements for a wide range of ocean, coastal, and related natural-resource activities, including CESU projects for eligible non-federal CESU partner institutions.
⚑ Broad agency announcement; applicants should match proposals to the appropriate NOAA Line or Staff Office. · If the same application is submitted to more than one NOAA office, the application must say so and the relevant contacts must be notified for internal coordination. · CESU projects are restricted to non-federal partner institutions in the listed regional CESU programs only. · Funding of Federal organizations is outside the scope of this announcement.
This is a broad NOAA oceans/fisheries/environment/water-resources BAA, but the team’s core PI lines are public opinion, hazard communication, energy/security attitudes, and education policy—not marine science, fisheries, or NOAA resource management. At most, they could be minor collaborators on climate/environment perception components, but this is not a plausible mainline fit for this team.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-30
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 80 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | portfolio topics: environment, water_resources, climate_weather; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | funds applied research; deep-tech content |
Description
A description of NOAA Line and Staff Offices is found at https://www.noaa.gov/about/organization, and applicants may contact the Agency Contacts in Section VII. below for more information. If you submit the same application to more than one Line or Staff Office, mention this in your application and notify the relevant contacts in Section VII. so that NOAA may coordinate internally. This notice also solicits proposals that are part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CESU is a U.S. federal partnership network that connects agencies with universities, tribes, nonprofits, and other partners to address natural and cultural resource challenges. Each CESU is structured as a working collaborative with participation from numerous federal and nonfederal institutional partners. CESUs are based at host universities and focused on a particular biogeographic region of the country.
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: Nicola R Bell Grantor <Julie.Whitaker@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.