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NOFO at a Glance
General Information
The Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) program in the Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) division of the Climate Program Office is an applied research and engagement program that expands society’s regional capacity to adapt to climate impacts in the United States. The CAP program supports sustained, collaborative relationships that help communities build lasting and equitable climate resilience. Funded by 5-year cooperative agreements with NOAA, the work is accomplished by teams of research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and state/local/Tribal governments in multi-state regions. CAP teams engage in a variety of applied and co-developed research and partnerships with communities. A central tenet of the CAP program is that learning about climate adaptation and resilience is facilitated by and sustained across a wide range of experts, practitioners, and the public. Learning about and doing adaptation happens within social contexts. As such, the CAP program supports networks of people working together to plan for and adjust to change using science and local knowledge. Through this NOFO, CAP is soliciting applications for a maximum of one new team in each of the following regions:
- Upper Northeast – Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, western Massachusetts, upstate New York
- Southeast – Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida
This information, along with the names and contact information for each Competition Manager, is provided in information sheets below.
Proposals can request up to $1,100,000/year for core CAP work, for a total of $5,500,000 over five years. A minimum of $200,000 within the total budget must directly fund community-based organizations or local governments serving under-resourced frontline communities. It is anticipated that a maximum of one CAP team will be funded per region, depending on funding availability. Federal funding for future fiscal years may be used to fund awards submitted under this Notice of Funding Opportunity.
CPO’s grant programs manage a competitive process through a NOFO announcement to make awards supporting high-quality research conducted across the United States and internationally on the most urgent climate science questions. While each program area has its own focus, together they advance understanding of Earth’s climate system through interdisciplinary, integrated scientific research, and leverage the resulting knowledge, data, and systems to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond to climate variability and climate change. Toward this end, CPO also supports partnerships that build end-to-end pipelines of information (e.g., integrated information systems) flowing from scientists to decision-makers.
Links to Full NOFO and Grants.gov Listing
Important Dates/Deadlines
Letters of Intent:
Letters of intent (LOIs) for all competitions should be received by email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2023.
A response to the LOI from the Competition Manager (e-mail or letter) will be sent to the investigator within four weeks after the LOI’s due date encouraging or discouraging a full application based on its relevance to the targeted Competition.
Full Applications:
Full applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on February 5, 2024.
Applications must be submitted via www.grants.gov. For applications submitted through grants.gov, the basis for determining timeliness is the receipt notice issued by www.grants.gov, which includes the date and time received.
Emailed or faxed copies of applications will not be accepted. Applications received after this time will not be considered for funding.
Applicants Without Internet Access
For applicants without internet access, please contact the CPO Grants Manager Diane Brown by mail at NOAA Climate Program Office (R/CP1), SSMC3, Room 12734, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 to obtain an application package. Please allow two weeks after receipt for a response. Hard copy submissions will be date and time stamped when they are received in the Climate Program Office.
For Federal Investigators
Federal lead investigators who wish to apply to this Announcement of Opportunity must prepare a proposal according to the FFO guidelines and submit the proposal to the program manager directly, instead of to Grants.gov. Federal co-investigators must submit a proposal identical to the proposal lead’s but with personalized budget information.
Letters of Intent for Federal investigators should be received by the Competition Manager by 5 p.m. Eastern Time October 30, 2023. for all competitions.
Full applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on February 5, 2024.
Where to Submit
Application Packages:
You may directly view the Grants.gov listing here.
Federal Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-CPO-2024-2008024
Applicants without Internet access:
Send applications to:
Diane Brown, CPO Grants Manager
NOAA Climate Program Office (R/CP1), SSMC3, Room 12734
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Please allow two weeks after receipt for a response.
Questions/Who to Contact
Diane Brown, CPO Grants Manager
Email: Diane.Brown@noaa.gov
Additional Links
Webinars/Events
Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
List Of Competitions
NOAA is accepting individual applications for 2 competitions.
Upper Northeast -Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, western Massachusetts, and upstate New York
- Competition #: 3195957
Program Manager(s):
- Chelsea Combest-Friedman
- Sean Bath
Proposals should focus on multiple societal issues relevant to climate adaptation in the applicable region, and develop a set of interconnected projects related to these issues. Teams should aim to balance diverse approaches to scientific inquiry with community engagement and participation. Topical areas of focus for a CAP team should be guided by a collaborative and iterative assessment of opportunities and needs driven by dialogue between CAP team members and regional partners, and should reflect current program objectives described in Section I.A of the NOFO.
Southeast- Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida
- Competition #: 3188118
Program Manager(s):
- Chelsea Combest- Friedman
- Sean Bath
Proposals should focus on multiple societal issues relevant to climate adaptation in the applicable region, and develop a set of interconnected projects related to these issues. Teams should aim to balance diverse approaches to scientific inquiry with community engagement and participation. Topical areas of focus for a CAP team should be guided by a collaborative and iterative assessment of opportunities and needs driven by dialogue between CAP team members and regional partners, and should reflect current program objectives described in Section I.A of the NOFO.
