Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA OAR OAP 2019 2005791
The Regional Ocean Acidification Observing Optimization Study (OOS-OA19) is a NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) funding opportunity focused on improving how ocean acidification (OA) is monitored across U.S. waters. The central goal is not simply to add more measurements, but to fund studies that evaluate monitoring strategies and produce an optimized observing system design for U.S. Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs). In practical terms, NOAA is looking for proposals that can identify what should be measured, where it should be measured, how often it should be measured, and with what mix of tools or platforms so that the resulting observing approach best characterizes and tracks OA conditions in ways that matter most for ecologically and economically important marine species.
The opportunity is administered by the Department of Commerce through NOAA, specifically NOAA Research (OAR) and the Ocean Acidification Program, and awards are expected to be made as cooperative agreements. That instrument type typically indicates that NOAA expects to have substantial involvement during the project period, which can include coordination, shared technical input, data management expectations, and alignment with broader federal observing priorities. The activity area is research and development within environment, natural resources, and science and technology, and it is listed under CFDA 11.017.
Projects are envisioned as mid-sized, multi-year efforts. Applicants are instructed to keep budgets at or below $500,000 per year, with projects generally lasting 2 to 3 years and a total project budget cap of $1.5 million. The announcement lays out two common budget structures: Option 1 is up to $350,000 per year for two years, and Option 2 is up to $500,000 per year for three years. Even though projects are expected to be 2 to 3 years in scope, NOAA notes that funding can be distributed across as many as four federal fiscal years depending on how workplans and federal budget cycles line up. All funding is explicitly contingent on the availability of federal appropriations, including the possibility that funds may not have been appropriated at the time of the announcement.
From NOAA’s planning perspective, the agency anticipated making a small number of awards. The notice states that if funds became available, roughly $2,000,000 could be available in Fiscal Year 2019 to support the first year of about 2 to 5 projects. Elsewhere in the source data, an expected award count of 3 is listed, which is consistent with a competitive program that anticipates only a handful of funded studies. The anticipated project start date for funded work was September 1, 2019, with proposals due by March 4, 2019 (original closing date) after the opportunity was posted on November 1, 2018.
A notable feature of the program is its connection to the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) network. For proposals that involve a Regional Association (RA) of IOOS, NOAA IOOS indicated it would provide additional funding to cover RA participation costs. This supplemental IOOS support could be up to 10% of the total project budget per year and is described as being over and above the OAP funding thresholds, effectively helping teams bring in IOOS regional observing expertise without forcing those costs to compete directly against the main scientific and technical scope within the OAP cap.
Eligibility is summarized as “Others,” with further clarification referenced in an additional eligibility text field not included in the excerpt. In general, that label often signals eligibility beyond a narrow set of institution types, but applicants would need to confirm specifics in the full announcement. Overall, OOS-OA19 is best understood as a targeted NOAA investment in designing smarter, more effective regional OA observing systems, emphasizing decision-relevant monitoring for key species and ecosystems, and supporting coordination with established observing infrastructure where it improves regional implementation.Apply for NOAA OAR OAP 2019 2005791
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional Ocean Acidification Observing Optimization Study (OOS-OA19)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.017.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 01, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 04, 2019. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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