Open (posted) · Cooperative Agreement, Grant
FY 2027 – 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
DOC NOAA - ERA Production, Department of Commerce
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- FY 2027 – 2029 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
- Issuing agency
- DOC NOAA - ERA Production (Department of Commerce)
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33600
- Funding type
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Funding purpose
- Education, Environment, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Status
- Open (posted)
- Application deadline
- Closes September 30, 2028
- Published award range
- Not published by the agency
- Cost sharing or match required
- No
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)
- Relevant to
- Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes small businesses or for-profit organizations. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.
- Geographic restrictions
- None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.
- Assistance Listing (CFDA)
- 11.015
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364099 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.
- Source identifier
- Grants.gov opportunity ID 364099 · Funding opportunity number NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33600
- Posted
- October 16, 2026 · Source last updated October 16, 2026
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 92% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range.
- Record confidence
- highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.
Eligibility details (from the agency)
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
Description (from the official listing)
This Broad Agency Announcement is a mechanism to encourage research, education, outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA’s competitive discretionary programs. This announcement is not soliciting goods or services for the direct benefit of NOAA. Funding for activities described in this notice is contingent upon the availability of appropriations in the fiscal years applicable to the application. Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for any activities described in this notice. Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA to review an application beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds.CESU projects fund applied environmental and cultural resource research, technical assistance, and education to support effective stewardship and decision-making for public lands and trust resources.
Agency contact
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Jeffrey Kulnis
301-427-8771
SSMC3 Rm: 14358
1315 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
jeffrey.kulnis@noaa.gov