NOFO Field: Funding Availability
NOFO Location:
Notice of Funding Award Information - first field
- Preceding Field:
Program Authority
- Subsequent Field:
Project/Award Period
OMB Guidance:
II. Award Information -- Required
Provide sufficient information to help an applicant make an informed decision about whether to submit a proposal.
Relevant information could include the total amount of funding that your agency
expects to award through the announcement; the anticipated number of awards;
the expected amounts of individual awards (which may be a range); the amount of
funding per award, on average, experienced in previous years; and the
anticipated start dates and periods of performance for new awards. This section
also should address whether applications for renewal or supplementation of
existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new awards.
This section also must indicate the type(s) of assistance instrument (i.e.,
grant, cooperative agreement, and/or other instrument) that may be awarded if
applications are successful. If cooperative agreements may be awarded, this
section either should describe the ‘‘substantial involvement’’ that the agency
expects to have or should reference where the potential applicant can find that
information (e.g., in the funding opportunity description in Section I or award
administration information in Section VI). Procurement contracts will not be awarded under this competition.
Additional Guidance:
Published Examples:
A. Funding Availability:
The total funding amount available for proposals is anticipated to be approximately
$500,000 per year. However, there is no appropriation of funds at this time and no guarantee
that there will be. Individual annual awards in the form of cooperative agreements are limited to
a maximum of $125,000 per year for no more than three years. We anticipate making 4 awards.
A. Funding Availability:
This solicitation announces that approximately $1,050,000 is expected to be
available for cooperative agreements in support coral reef conservation activities for
Projects to Improve or Amend Coral Reef Fishery Management Plans (CRFMPGP)
in FY 2007. The NOAA Coral reef Conservation Program anticipates that typical project
awards will range from about $175,000 to $525,000; NOAA will not accept proposals for
over $525,000 under this solicitation. Equal funding will be provided to the Atlantic and
Pacific, up to a maximum of $525,000 for activities in the Western Pacific, and a
maximum of $525,000 for activities in the South Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the
Caribbean. The exact amount of funds that may be awarded will be determined in preaward
negotiations between the applicant and NOAA representatives. Activities approved
by NOAA will be awarded as new cooperative agreements through the NMFS Office of
Habitat Conservation (HC). The number of awards made as a result of this solicitation
will depend on the number of eligible applications received, the amount of funds
requested for each project, the merit and ranking of the proposals, and the amount of
funds made available to the Program by Congress. The funds have not yet been
appropriated for this program, and there is no guarantee that sufficient funds will be
available to make awards for all qualified projects. Publication of this notice does not
oblige NOAA to award any specific project or to obligate any available funds.
A. Funding Availability:
This solicitation announces that approximately $3.0M may be available in FY 2006 in award
amounts to be determined by the proposals and available funds. Annual funding is anticipated to
maintain partnerships for up to 3 years duration, but is dependant on funding made available by
Congress. Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for this
program.
1. About $1.75M will be for exemplar programs that successfully integrate teacher professional
development on the Chesapeake Bay watershed with in-depth classroom study and outdoor
experiences for their students.
2. About $1.0M will be for proposals that provide opportunities either for students (K through
12) to participate in "Meaningful" Watershed Educational Experiences related to Chesapeake
Bay or Professional Development in the area of Chesapeake Bay watershed education for
teachers.
3. About $250K will be for proposals that that incorporate the newly designed Chesapeake Bay
Interpretive Buoy System (providing real-time water quality data and web-based content)
into meaningful watershed educational experiences.
The NCBO anticipates that typical awards for B-WET Exemplar Programs that successfully
integrate teacher professional development with in-depth classroom student and outdoor
experiences for their students will range from $50,000 to $200,000. Projects that represent either
meaningful watershed educational experiences for students or teacher professional development
in watershed education will range from $10,000 to $75,000. Projects focusing on the
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy system will range from $10,000 to $100,000.
It is the intent of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to continue funding for several existing
relationships and to make awards through this program to these organizations pending successful
A. Funding Availability:
Funding is contingent upon availability of Federal appropriations. NOAA is committed
to continual improvement of the grants process and accelerating the award of financial assistance
to qualified recipients in accordance with the recommendations of the Business Process
Reengineering Team. In order to fulfill these responsibilities, this solicitation announces that
award amounts to be determined by the proposals and available funds typically not to exceed
$100,000 per project per year with project durations from 1-3 years for targeted research projects
and $600,000 per project per year with projects duration from 3-5 years for regional research
projects. It is anticipated that 5 to 15 total projects will be funded with no more than two being
regional intensive projects. Support in out years after FY 2007 is contingent upon the availability
of funds.
Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for this
program. In no event will NOAA or the Department of Commerce be responsible for proposal
preparation costs if this program fails to receive funding or is cancelled because of other agency
priorities. There is no guarantee that sufficient funds will be available to make awards for all
qualified projects. Publication of this notice does not oblige NOAA to award any specific project
or to obligate any available funds. If one incurs any costs prior to receiving an award agreement
signed by an authorized NOAA official, one would do so solely at one’s own risk of these costs
not being included under the award.
Publication of this notice does not obligate any agency to any specific award or to
obligate any part of the entire amount of funds available. Recipients and subrecipients are
subject to all Federal laws and agency policies, regulations and procedures applicable to Federal
financial assistance awards.