NOFO Field: Funding Availability
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:
- Do not enter the field name (shown in bold in the examples). The NOFO generator will enter the field name.
- The Department has broken this required section into 3 required subsections. Funding Availability is the first of these.
- For NOAA Fisheries NOFOs: NMFS requires a funding statement under Funding Availability that states: "Actual funding availability for this program is contingent upon Fiscal Year 201X Congressional appropriations."
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.
NOFO Field: Project/Award Period
NOFO Location: Award Information - second field
- Preceding Field: Funding Availability
- Subsequent Field: Type of Funding Instrument
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 ССsubstantial involvementТТ 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:
- Do not enter the field name (shown in bold in the examples). The NOFO generator will enter the field name.
- The Department has broken this required section into 3 required subsections. Project/Award Period is the second of these.
- Project start date should be first of the month, and the project end date should be the last day of the month.
Published Examples:
B. Project/Award Period:
Applicants may submit multi-year applications covering a 12 to 36- month period with an anticipated start date(s) of either July 1, 2007 or October 1, 2007. FY 2007 funding is expected to cover 12-18 months of any multi-year grant. Subsequent funding is contingent on the availability of out year funding performance under the current award.
B. Project/Award Period:
The award period shall not exceed 24 months, with an anticipated start date of May 1, 2007. Applications to renovate or enhance existing AFWS are eligible to compete with applications for new AFWS. If an application is awarded, NOAA has no obligation to provide additional funding in connection with that award in subsequent years. Funds shall be spent during the award's budget period unless the applicant requests and justifies an extension prior to the closing date of the award, and the request is approved by NOAA Grants Office. Funds shall be disbursed through the Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) System.
B. Project/Award Period:
Start date for the RDTE facility cooperative agreements should be no earlier than June 1, 2007. It is anticipated that funding for the cooperative agreement may be available for up to four years, but the cooperative agreement may outline planned work for up to five years. All funds received from NOAA are to be spent within two years of the date they are awarded.
B. Project/Award Period:
The period of awards is from one to two years. All funded PIs are required to submit written semiannual reports during the project to describe the progress made toward the goals and deliverables established in the original proposal and agreed-upon time line. A final report must also be submitted at the conclusion of the project. The due dates for these reports will be coordinated with the JHT Director upon project initiation. Two-year projects will be reviewed by the JHT Steering Committee, and/or other designated reviewers, and the JHT and TPC/NHC Directors near the end of the first year for suitability for continuation into the second year. PIs are required to submit a renewal proposal along with the second semiannual report for this review. The renewal proposal must provide updates to the project work plan, deliverables, time line, IT requirements, budget, documentation and training plans, etc. This review is also based upon the semiannual reports and upon feedback received from the TPC/NHC point(s) of contact. The criteria upon which the renewal review are based are the following: (1) The progress toward milestones in the original time line, (2) the potential for completing the testing and evaluation process and providing the stated deliverables by the end of the second year, and (3) appropriateness and reasonableness of the budget with respect to available JHT funds. Given a favorable review, each project may be funded for a second year.
A JHT project reaches its completion in one of two ways. A two-year project may end after approximately one year, if the TPC/NHC and JHT Directors and the JHT Steering Committee (and/or other designated reviewers) decide, as described above, that insufficient progress has been made to justify continuation of the project into year two. A JHT project ends more conventionally with the submission by the principal investigator(s) of a final report at the conclusion of the original agreed-upon project duration. Based upon this report, and reports from the JHT staff and from project points of contact at the operational center, the TPC/NHC Director will subsequently make a decision on whether or not operational implementation of the project deliverables will occur. Decisions on operational implementation are at the sole discretion of the operational center Director. Operational implementation may or may not occur, irrespective of whether metrics for success defined during the JHT-funded project period have been met. The TPC/NHC Director's decision to implement the new science or technology at the end of the operational demonstration period is based on a cost-benefit analysis that includes consideration of the following four criteria:
1. Forecast or analysis benefit: expected improvement in operational forecast and/or analysis accuracy
2. Efficiency: adherence to forecaster time constraints and ease of use needs
3. Compatibility: IT compatibility with operational hardware, software, data, communications, etc.
4. Sustainability: availability of resources to operate, upgrade, and/or provide support These criteria are not used in the evaluation of the proposals.
NOFO Field: Type of Funding Instrument
OMB Guidance:
II. Award Information -- Required
This section contains the full programmatic description of the funding opportunity. It may be as long as needed to adequately communicate to potential applicants the areas in which funding may be provided. It describes the agency痴 funding priorities or the technical or focus areas in which the agency intends to provide assistance. As appropriate, it may include any program history (e.g., whether this is a new program or a new or changed area of program emphasis). This section may communicate indicators of successful projects (e.g., if the program encourages collaborative efforts) and may include examples of projects that have been funded previously. This section also may include other information the agency deems necessary, such as citations for authorizing statutes and regulations for the funding opportunity.
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 荘substantial involvement鋳 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:
- Do not enter the field name (shown in bold in the examples). The NOFO generator will enter the field name.
- The Department has broken this required section into 3 required subsections. Type of Funding Instrumcnt is the third of these.
Published Examples:
C. Type of Funding Instrument:
The funding instrument is a grant to the individual applicant
C. Type of Funding Instrument:
Selected applications will be funded through a cooperative agreement since NOAA staff will be substantially involved in aspects of the project. Substantial involvement may include, but is not limited to, activities such as hands-on technical or permitting assistance, support in developing protocols, tracking the progression of the removal efforts through site visits and progress report evaluation, discussing development of meaningful performance measures to assess project outcomes, and involvement in public meetings and events to highlight marine debris prevention and removal activities.
C. Type of Funding Instrument:
The funding instrument for extramural awards will be a cooperative agreement since one or more NOAA/NWS components--forecast offices, NCEP service centers, or regional headquarters--will be substantially involved in implementation of the project. Examples of substantial involvement may include, but are not limited to, proposals for collaboration between NOAA scientists and a recipient scientist and/or contemplation by NOAA of detailing Federal personnel to work on proposed projects. NOAA/NWS believes its warning and forecast mission will benefit significantly from a strong partnership with outside investigators. Current program plans assume the total resources provided through this announcement will support extramural efforts through the broad academic community.
C. Type of Funding Instrument:
Proposals selected for funding will be funded through a grant or cooperative agreement depending upon the amount of collaboration, participation, or involvement by NOAA in the management of the project. Examples of substantial involvement may include but are not limited to, proposals for collaboration between NOAA scientists and a recipient scientist. Funding for contractual arrangements for services or products for delivery to NOAA is not available under this notice.