FY 2027 - 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

FY 2027 - 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) is sponsored by NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). This Broad Agency Announcement seeks applications for special projects, research, education, outreach, and innovative initiatives aligned with NOAA's strategic plan and mission goals (including atmospheric, coastal, and environmental sciences).

Opportunity Listing - FY 2027 - 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Simpler. Grants. gov uses Login.

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015 -- Broad Agency Announcement Open Open opportunity Last Updated: Oct 21, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov 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. When you submit an application to this competition you will receive notification of submission validation from Grants.

gov and eRA Commons. Only validated applications are sent to NOAA to review. To ensure successful submission of an application, we strongly recommend that you submit a final and complete application at least two business days prior to the submission deadline.

In addition to the Grants. gov automated notification messages, once an electronic application is accepted in eRA Commons, you will receive an automated notification from eRA Commons that the completed application was received and that an application number will be assigned. If there are errors in the application, eRA Commons will send an automated email notification(s) of any errors or warnings identified by eRA Commons.

You must resolve all eRA Commons errors prior to the application due date in order for the application to be processed. You should save and print the proof of submission messages from both Grants. gov and eRA Commons.

If you do not receive an acceptance message from both Grants. gov and eRA Commons, you should follow up with the eRA Helpdesk at 1-866-504-9552 and the agency contact listed in Section VII to confirm NOAA’s receipt of the complete submission. See Section IV(G) for detailed instructions on submission validation requirements.

Registration Requirements NOTE: We strongly encourage all prospective applicants to begin the required registration as early as possible. Completing the required registration can take six weeks or longer. Submission due dates will not be extended because of registration delays.

Submissions received after the due date will be considered late and will not be accepted. Applicant organizations and individuals must register for three different Federal systems prior to submitting an application through Grants. gov (SAM.

gov, eRA Commons, and Grants. gov). Applicant organizations and individuals must first register with SAM.

gov and obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). After you obtain your UEI, you can complete your Grants. gov and eRA Commons registrations concurrently.

See Section IV(G) for detailed instructions on registration requirements. If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the Agency Contacts listed in this NOFO for submission instructions. Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, international or foreign organizations or governments, 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 Grantor contact information Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 File name Description Last updated Foa_Content_of_NOAA-OAR-BAA-2027-33939. pdf NOAA-OAR-BAA-2027-33939 Oct 21, 2026 01:15 AM UTC RFA_Guidelines_Revised.

pdf Budget Narrative Guidance Oct 21, 2026 01:19 AM UTC Link to additional information Closing: September 30, 2029 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.