The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is inviting applications for its Fiscal Year 2024-2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), aimed at fostering innovative research, education, and outreach projects that enhance understanding of marine environments and support climate adaptation and resilience. Eligible applicants include a wide range of entities such as educational institutions, non-profits, commercial organizations, and government bodies, with proposals required to align with NOAA's strategic goals and demonstrate technical merit, effective budgeting, and outreach strategies. This funding opportunity emphasizes collaboration and aims to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in educational initiatives related to ocean exploration. Applications will be accepted continuously until September 30, 2026, and interested parties can contact Kadija Baffoe-Harding at kadija.baffoeharding@noaa.gov for further information.

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The NOAA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for special projects aligned with NOAA's strategic goals for fiscal years 2024-2026. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks innovative initiatives in research, education, and outreach that enhance understanding of marine environments and support climate adaptation, weather readiness, healthy oceans, and resilient coastal communities. Applications are accepted continuously until September 30, 2026, with eligibility extending to various entities, including educational institutions, non-profits, and governments. Funding is not guaranteed and is contingent upon appropriations. Proposals should contain a clear project description, data management plans, and evidence of addressing NOAA's mission objectives, which include technical merit, qualifications of applicants, realistic budgeting, and effective outreach strategies. The evaluation process consists of an initial administrative review followed by merit assessments. Successful applicants will be bound by specific terms and administrative regulations, ensuring compliance with federal standards. This funding opportunity underscores NOAA's commitment to fostering collaboration and scientific advancement in ocean-related disciplines while ensuring diversity and accessibility in educational outreach.

This Broad Agency Announcement is a mechanism to encourage research, education and outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA&#8217;s competitive discretionary programs. This announcement is not soliciting goods or services for the direct benefit of NOAA. Funding for activities described in this notice is contingent upon the availability of appropriations in the fiscal years applicable to the application. Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for any activities described in this notice. Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA to review an application beyond an initial administrative review, or to award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds.NOAA Ocean Exploration is dedicated to exploring the unknown ocean, unlocking its potential through scientific discovery, technological advancements, and data delivery. By working closely with partners across public, private, and academic sectors, we are filling gaps in our basic understanding of the marine environment. This allows us, collectively, to protect ocean health, sustainably manage our marine resources, accelerate our national economy, better understand our changing environment, and enhance appreciation of the importance of the ocean in our everyday lives. NOAA Ocean Exploration operates an education program to raise awareness of the importance of the ocean, ocean exploration, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and is committed to improving America&#8217;s environmental literacy by bringing the excitement of ocean exploration and discovery to a wide variety of diverse audiences. Educators and public and private partnerships are essential to this mission. NOAA Ocean Exploration offers many opportunities for educators to learn about NOAA science and technology associated with exploring the ocean in their classrooms. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, school systems have largely reopened but the landscape of the classroom has changed. While many educators and classrooms have evolved to hybrid learning environments, so too have NOAA Ocean Exploration&#8217;s education product and delivery methods. Virtual and online offerings have expanded the education program&#8217;s audience, reaching previously untapped educators increasing accessibility and inclusion for increasingly-diverse classrooms. Successful proposals directly support NOAA Ocean Exploration priorities including increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the education program; and developing education resources to complement virtual and hybrid education delivery. In addition, successful proposals typically involve multiple partners; are characterized by an interdisciplinary and innovative exploration approach; frequently leverage other programs and organizations with compatible objectives; produce information that will be valuable to state and federal marine resource managers; give consideration to environmental impacts in the project planning and represent the applicant&apos;s ability to acquire all necessary permits; explain the plan for making data and results publicly available to advance scientific knowledge and inform environmental management decisions; and provide a plan for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) activities.

Each NOAA Line Office that supports financial assistance has a separate BAA found in Grants.gov, so applicants must submit their application to the BAA for the Line Office that best fits their application. A description of NOAA Line Offices is found at https://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/public/lineoffices.html.  &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;If you submit the same application to more than one Line Office, please state this in your application. Contact officials for each Line Office is listed below. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) &lt;br/&gt;Jeffrey Kulnis &lt;br/&gt;jeffrey.kulnis@noaa.gov &lt;br/&gt;(301) 427-8771 &lt;br/&gt;SSMC3 Rm: 14358 &lt;br/&gt;1315 East-West Hwy &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;National Ocean Service (NOS) &lt;br/&gt;Kadija Baffoe-Harding  &lt;br/&gt;kadija.baffoeharding@noaa.gov &lt;br/&gt;240-533-0955 &lt;br/&gt;SSMC4 Rm: 13250 &lt;br/&gt;1305 East-West Hwy &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring MD 20910-3281 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;National Weather Service (NWS)  &lt;br/&gt;Jennifer Peisach &lt;br/&gt;Jennifer.Peisach@noaa.gov                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1325 East West Hwy &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Office of Atmospheric Research (OAR)  &lt;br/&gt;Melissa Dixon  &lt;br/&gt;melissa.dixon@noaa.gov &lt;br/&gt;302-648-6106 &lt;br/&gt;SSMC3 Rm: 11640 &lt;br/&gt;1315 East-West Hwy &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;NOAA Office of Education (OED)  &lt;br/&gt;John McLaughlin  &lt;br/&gt;John.McLaughlin@noaa.gov  &lt;br/&gt;202-743-0854  &lt;br/&gt;SSMC3, Room 10812 1315 East West Highway,  &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, Md. 20910 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service (N

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