Coastal and Natural Resource Management

Coastal and Natural Resource Management grants are offered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management through an Omnibus Notice that supports coastal resource conservation, restoration, and sustainable management programs.

NOAA funds projects that address coastal resilience, climate adaptation, habitat restoration, water quality, and integrated coastal management, helping communities and agencies protect and sustainably manage the nation's coastal and natural resources. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, non-profit organizations, and other entities involved in coastal and natural resource management.

Proposals must be submitted through Grants. gov with required federal forms including SF-424 and supporting documentation. Grant amounts vary based on project scope.

Forms Required to Apply for Funding Funding / Forms Required to Apply for Funding Forms Required to Apply for Funding Forms Required to Apply for Funding All proposals submitted to the Office for Coastal Management under NOAA's Omnibus Notice must include completed forms. Most forms will be provided on Grants. gov; however, some forms are relevant only to certain organizations.

Refer to the section below for information on how to complete forms and especially for the forms checklist, which provides guidance on the forms your organization must complete. Forms will be provided in the downloadable grants application package found on Grants. gov. The following forms are used with construction and non-construction projects; however, if you find newer or modified forms as a part of the application package on Grants.

gov, use those forms in place of the versions referenced below: NOAA OCM Data Management and Sharing Plan Review Form NOAA OCM Data Management and Sharing Plan Review Form - System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) SF-424 – Application for Federal Assistance (PDF) SF-424 – Instructions for Completing the SF-424 (PDF) SF-424A – Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs (PDF) SF-424A – Instructions for Completing the SF-424A (PDF) SF-424B – Assurances – Non-Construction Programs (PDF) SF-424C – Budget Information – Construction Programs (PDF) SF-424C – Instructions for Completing the SF-424C (PDF) SF-424D – Assurances – Construction Programs (PDF) CD-511 – Certifications Regarding Lobbying (PDF) SF-LLL – Disclosure of Lobbying Activity (PDF) (submit with your proposal ONLY IF your organization is engaged in lobbying activities) Completing Grant Forms and the Proposal To help you complete the grants and cooperative agreement application package for non-construction projects, we have provided a forms checklist (PDF) that you can refer to as you work on Grants.

gov It is important that the budget information you provide on the SF-424 and SF-424A be consistent with the brief budget information presented in the project narrative and with detailed budget information provided in a budget appendix. Detailed budget information presented in an appendix should, at a minimum, restate and further explain the information presented on form SF-424A.

Guidance on how to prepare detailed budget justification Detailed budget justification template Application guidance used for a previous competition – Climate Resilience Regional Challenge The following are older examples of SF-424A forms. Applicants should use the most current version of the SF-424A form. Example SF 424A (PDF) for a one-year funded project.

Example SF 424A (PDF) for a multi-year project. Forms to Account for Tangible Property Recipients must inventory tangible property at least once every two years and at award closeout (2 CFR 200. 313).

As necessary, SF-429 forms may be attached as an appendix to progress reports or submitted directly to the NOAA program officer. Recipients may use the outdated SF-428 form series to report on tangible property or submit their own customized report including a description of federally owned equipment, identification information, acquisition cost, and acquisition date.

Recipients who would like to transfer tangible property to a different award are required to ask for permission at any time prior to closeout. The permission process, as applicable, can be addressed on form SF-428-B under section 2a. As necessary, SF-428 forms may be attached as an appendix to progress reports or submitted directly to the NOAA program officer.

Recipients may report federally owned property in their custody as of the date in block 2 of form SF-428A, including federally owned items they have provided to their subrecipients or contractors. The report can list all items of federally owned property, regardless of dollar value, furnished by the federal awarding agency for use under an assistance award. During the closeout process, recipients may complete form SF-428.

Recipients may provide a comment in box 8 on form SF-428 that no equipment was purchased with a unit value of $5,000 or more—if applicable to the project. Recipients must submit annually an inventory listing of federally-owned property in its custody to the federal awarding agency (2 CFR 300.

312) SF-428 Tangible Personal Property Report SF-428A Tangible Personal Property Annual Report SF-428B Tangible Personal Property Final Report SF-428C Tangible Personal Property Disposition Request SF-428S Tangible Personal Property Supplemental Sheet Forms to Account for Real Property Recipients must submit reports at least annually and at award closeout on the status of real property in which the federal government retains an interest, unless the federal interest in the real property extends 15 years or more (2 CFR 200.

329). As necessary, SF-429 forms may be attached as an appendix to progress reports or submitted directly to the NOAA program officer.

SF-429 Real Property Status Report Cover Page SF-429A Real Property Status Report - Attachment A - General Reporting SF-429B Real Property Status Report - Attachment B - Request to Acquire, Improve, or Furnish SF-429C Real Property Status Report - Attachment C - Disposition or Encumbrance Request Tangible Property – equipment, supplies, and personal property other than real property.

Equipment – tangible, nonexpendable, personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $10,000 or more per unit.

Supplies – All tangible personal property excluding equipment, intangible property, and debt instruments, and inventions of a contractor conceived of or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under a funding agreement (‘‘subject inventions’’), as defined in 37 CFR part 401.

A computing device is a supply if the acquisition cost is less than the lesser of the capitalization level established by the non-federal entity for financial statement purposes or $10,000, regardless of the length of its useful life. Personal Property Other Than Real Property – physically exists, such as moveable machinery and equipment.

Real Property – land, including land improvements, structures, and related appurtenances (something that is an accessory to something but not an integral part of it), but excluding moveable machinery and equipment. Exempt Property – federally owned property that has been vested in a recipient without obligation to the federal government.

Forms Required for Research Projects Department of Commerce, Research Performance Progress Report Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Climate Resilience Regional Challenge National Coastal Resilience Fund Coastal Natural Resource Management