Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NOS OCM 2024 2008186
The CZM Projects of Special Merit (PSM) Competition for FY2024 is a NOAA Office for Coastal Management funding opportunity under the U.S. Department of Commerce designed to help states and territories with federally approved Coastal Management Programs (CMPs keep improving over time. It sits under Section 309 of the Coastal Zone Management Act framework, which is specifically aimed at continuous program enhancement rather than maintaining the status quo. The overall goal is to support forward-looking, creative efforts that strengthen coastal management, align with national priorities, and advance one or more approved enhancement area strategies.
Funding is offered as a discretionary, competitive cooperative agreement, meaning applicants are competing against other eligible CMPs and should expect NOAA to have an active partnership role during the project period (as is typical with cooperative agreements). The program is meant to back innovative projects that push progress in enhancement areas identified in federal regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 923, including the enhancement objectives referenced at 15 C.F.R. 923.122). A key point is that proposed projects must support the objectives of a state or territorys already approved enhancement area strategy, but they are not supposed to be projects that the program must complete to hit required benchmarks. In other words, PSM is intended to fund value-added work that accelerates improvement or tests new approaches, not work that is essential for basic compliance or meeting mandatory milestones.
The opportunity is restricted to state governments (i.e., the state or territorial coastal programs that are federally approved). NOAA expects to make around 10 awards, with a maximum federal share (award ceiling) of $250,000 per award. The CFDA listing for this program is 11.419, and the opportunity number is NOAA NOS OCM 2024 2008186. The announcement was created on September 26, 2023, and the original application deadline was January 25, 2024.
Projects supported under this competition are expected to be able to succeed without relying on indefinite or long-term future funding. That emphasis generally favors well-scoped efforts with clear deliverables, replicable methods, and outcomes that can be sustained through policy adoption, program integration, partnerships, or one-time capacity building rather than continuing grant dependence. The governing rules and expectations come from the Coastal Zone Management Program regulations at 15 C.F.R. Part 923, with additional policies and procedures spelled out in the specific announcement.
Finally, the program explicitly does not fund construction. NOAA defines a construction project as one where the major purpose of the award is construction, so applications focused on building, installing, or major physical infrastructure work would not be eligible under this competition.Apply for NOAA NOS OCM 2024 2008186
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2024" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.419.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 26, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 25, 2024. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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