FY2025 Sea Grant Programs Only - Workshops and Professional Meetings | NOAA OAR SG 2025 29472

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The FY2025 Sea Grant Programs Only - Workshops and Professional Meetings opportunity (NOAA OAR SG 2025 29472) is a discretionary NOAA funding opportunity offered through the Department of Commerce that provides support specifically for professional gatherings and related activities that advance the National Sea Grant College Program mission. Sea Grant was established by Congress in 1966 and later amended (including updates reflected in Public Law 116-221) to strengthen federal-state partnerships that draw on universities and research institutions to address practical challenges and create economic and environmental benefits for coastal communities. In that spirit, this competition is narrowly focused on helping Sea Grant programs convene, connect, and build capacity through targeted workshops and professional meetings rather than funding broader research projects.

Only existing institutional Sea Grant entities are eligible to apply. That includes Sea Grant College Programs, Sea Grant Institutional Programs, and Sea Grant Coherent Area Programs. The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means NOAA expects some level of involvement or coordination during the project period compared with a standard grant. The activity areas fall under environment, natural resources, and science and technology-related research and development (CFDA 11.417), but the practical emphasis here is on knowledge exchange, professional development, and mission-aligned coordination.

Proposed projects must focus on one or more of four main purposes. First, applicants may request support to cover the costs of workshops that are led by Sea Grant programs or by individuals representing Sea Grant. Second, the funding can be used to provide travel support for Sea Grant professionals to attend workshops, conferences, or professional meetings. Third, applicants can use funds to support participation in these events when the attendance is relevant to achieving Sea Grant goals, which signals that proposals should clearly connect the meeting content to Sea Grant outcomes and priorities rather than treating travel as a standalone benefit. Fourth, the opportunity can support workshop logistics and administration, along with closely related expenses, which can include the operational pieces required to run effective convenings. A key boundary condition is that all supported projects must take place within the United States or its territories, or within their respective waterways, so applicants should ensure the event location and scope meet that geographic requirement.

The competition anticipates about 10 awards, with an award ceiling of $15,000 per project, making this a small, targeted funding source intended for discrete workshop or meeting needs rather than large-scale programming. The original closing date is April 16, 2025, so timelines for planning, internal approvals, and registrations matter. Because the award size is modest, strong applications will typically be clear and practical: what meeting or workshop is being supported, who will participate, what specific outcomes are expected (for example, new partnerships, shared tools, coordinated extension or outreach approaches, training, or alignment on emerging coastal issues), and why the activity is important to Sea Grant mission delivery.

Eligibility to submit is tied not only to being an approved Sea Grant program entity, but also to having required federal submission registrations fully active before the application is sent. Applicants must complete and maintain registrations in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons, and NOAA emphasizes that completing all three can take roughly 4 to 6 weeks. Organizations generally need a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov before completing or finalizing certain steps, and eRA Commons registration requires the organization to designate at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit. NOAA also points applicants to an eRA submission formatting guide ("eRA Tips and Tricks for Successful eRA Submissions"), indicating that applications are expected to comply with eRA package and formatting requirements. For eligible applicants without internet access, NOAA indicates they should contact the listed agency contacts for alternate submission instructions.

• The DOC NOAA - ERA Production in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2025 Sea Grant Programs Only - Workshops and Professional Meetings" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.417.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-04.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-16. (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 $15,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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