Assistance program
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program
$134.0 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements;Project Grants
- CFDA number
- 11.478
- What it does
- The Competitive Research Program (CRP), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), supports the development of actionable information and tools that improve how the nation protects, manages, and conserves ocean and coastal ecosystems. NCCOS/CRP funds regional-scale and targeted research through a competitive, peer-reviewed process to address our Nation’s most pressing issues including harmful algal blooms and hypoxia research as authorized under the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act, coastal resiliency, sea-level rise, ocean acidification, mesophotic coral ecosystems, and effective ecosystem-based management.
- Who benefits
- Organizations and individuals utilizing science in effectively managing the Nation’s coastal resources.
- Who applies
- Institutions of higher education, not-for- profit institutions, State, , local and Indian tribal governments, commercial organizations and Federal agencies. Foreign researchers may apply as subawards through an eligible US entity. All applicants will be treated equally in the competitive process.
- Authorized by
- Navigation and Navigable Waters
- Commerce and Trade
- Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998
- Navigation and Navigable Waters
- Coastal Ocean Program
- Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 RESTORE Act;
- Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended
- Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-423, § 9 (33 U.S.C. § 4010)
- Program site
- https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/crp/ ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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