Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Markets (CIFARM)

Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Markets (CIFARM) is sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This five-year program, led by the University of New Hampshire, aims to boost domestic aquaculture through research and partnerships.

Opportunity Listing - Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM) Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM) Agency: DOC NOAA - ERA Production Assistance Listings: 11. 432 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov Applicants to this Notice of Funding Opportunity will submit one overarching application that seeks to establish the CIFARM at an eligible institution or group of institutions. This application should speak to high level research themes (See I. B.)

that future projects could fall under, but should not include detailed projects at this time. This overarching application will be identified as a T1 award. Following the selection of the CI host institution, the awardee will then be requested to submit an additional application for approximately $9,000,000 detailing the proposed projects that fall under the research themes.

Not every applicant will be asked to submit this second application, only the institution recommended for funding. Once awarded, this second application will be identified as a T3. The host institution will continue to submit T3 detailed project applications at various funding levels throughout the life of the five year award.

All projects must take place within the United States or territories or their respective waterways. Prior to registering with eRA Commons, applicant organizations must first obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM. gov, if needed (refer to Section IV.

Applications and Submission Information, Section C). Organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their full SAM and Grants. gov registrations; however, all registrations must be in place by time of application submission.

eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit an application. This document sets out requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2025-31269.

The following entities are eligible to submit to this opportunity: Eligibility is limited to non-Federal public and private non-profit universities, colleges and research institutions that offer accredited graduate-level degree-granting programs in NOAA-related sciences.

Federal agencies and their personnel are not permitted to receive federal funding under this competition; however, federal scientists and other employees can serve as uncompensated partners or co-Principal Investigators on applications. Federal labs and offices can also make available specialized expertise, facilities or equipment to applicants but cannot be compensated under this competition for their use.

To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicants must complete and maintain three registrations; SAM. gov, Grants. gov, and eRA Commons.

For each, the complete registration process can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. For more information on how to meet these registration and application submission requirements without errors, we advise all to carefully review relevant Applicant and Grantee Training modules: https://www. commerce.

gov/ocio/programs/gems/applicant-and-grantee-training. Additionally, we advise that all carefully read ‘Additional Application Package Forms’ within the ‘Full Proposal Required Elements’ section below. Grantor contact information For questions regarding this announcement contact the Cooperative Institutes Administrative Office (CIAO), OAR, NOAA at cipo.

oar@noaa. gov, or Mark Rath at (301) 734-1181. File name Description Last updated NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2025-31269.

pdf Full Announcement Link to additional information Archived: October 5, 2025 Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Science technology and other research and development Your account requires additional identity verification.