Notice of Funding Opportunity

NOAA Ocean Exploration’s Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Opportunity NOAA-OAR-OER-2025-25557 was announced on April 2, 2024.

The deadline for this funding opportunity is 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 3, 2024. Only those who submitted a qualified pre-proposal are eligible to submit a full proposal. The deadline for pre-proposal submission has passed. No late submissions will be accepted.

Useful Resources

Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov: The notice of funding opportunity identifies the priority themes, provides instructions on how to apply, and has other useful information. Applicants are encouraged to read the notice carefully and comply with all requirements.
NOAA Ocean Exploration FY25 Funding Opportunity Cover Sheet and Accompanying Instructions: Applicants must complete the cover sheet in full and submit it with both their pre-proposal and full proposal.
Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity Applicants: Applicants must fill out this questionnaire and submit it with their full proposal to ensure project and environmental information is obtained as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
NOAA Grants Management Division’s Budget Narrative Guidance: Applicants must use the format provided in this budget guidance to create budget tables for their full proposals.
Data and Information Sharing Plan Information and Guidance: Applicants must include a data and information sharing plan with their full proposals. This guidance contains information on the NOAA data sharing and publication policy.
List of Frequently Asked Questions About the Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Opportunity: Applicants are encouraged to review this list of frequently asked questions pertaining to NOAA Ocean Exploration’s FY25 funding opportunity.
Grant Application Process (New for 2024): Applicants are encouraged to review this document, which describes the requirements for responding to this funding opportunity using the Department of Commerce's eRA Commons.

Previously Funded Projects

Ocean Exploration Federal Funding Opportunity: Past Recipients provides information about projects that have been funded via this competitive opportunity from Fiscal Year 2014 through the present.

This previously recorded webinar is another source of information about the Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Opportunity. Download (mp4, 97 MB).

Contact Information

Mail:
Adrienne Copeland, Ph.D.
Grant Program Manager
NOAA Ocean Exploration
ATTN: NOAA Ocean Exploration NOFO 2025
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3-Room 2313
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: (202) 603-6844

Email: oer.nofo2025@noaa.gov