FY22 Disaster Supplemental - Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund | NOAA NOS OCM 2022 2007112

Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NOS OCM 2022 2007112

The FY22 Disaster Supplemental - Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund is a NOAA-led, disaster recovery and resilience funding opportunity designed to help U.S. coastal communities and ecosystems better withstand and recover from major recent disasters. Its core purpose is to strengthen coastal resilience in places that received a federal disaster declaration tied to hurricanes or wildfires that occurred during calendar years 2020 and 2021. In practical terms, the program is aimed at accelerating recovery while also reducing future risk by supporting efforts that make coastal areas less vulnerable to the kinds of impacts these events cause, such as shoreline damage, flooding, erosion, habitat loss, and disruptions to coastal economies and infrastructure.

This opportunity is structured as a discretionary, competitive program delivered through a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency expects to be meaningfully involved in the project beyond simply issuing funds. Rather than funding individual on-the-ground projects directly through this single award, the described approach is to fund the administration of a competitive grants program. The recipient would effectively run a grantmaking process to get disaster supplemental funds out to eligible projects and partners in affected coastal areas, consistent with the authorizing and appropriations laws behind the funding. The program authority comes from the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (Public Law 114-113), and the specific disaster recovery money is provided through the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-43). Any work supported under this umbrella must also align with the intent of the Coastal Zone Management Act, reinforcing that funded activities should fit within established coastal management goals like protecting coastal resources, guiding smart coastal development, and reducing hazards in the coastal zone.

The funding opportunity is issued by the Department of Commerce through NOAA, under CFDA (now Assistance Listing) number 11.473, and it is categorized under Disaster Prevention and Relief as well as Environment and Natural Resources. The published award structure indicates a single expected award, with an award ceiling of up to $25,000,000. That large ceiling and the expectation of one award strongly suggest NOAA intended to select one organization or entity to serve as the central administrator for the competitive subaward program, managing solicitation, review, selection, and oversight of grants that ultimately support resilience and recovery outcomes in declared disaster areas.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced as being provided in the full notice under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section. That wording typically signals that eligibility may extend beyond a narrow set of government agencies and could include certain types of institutions or organizations that can credibly administer a major grant competition and manage federal disaster supplemental funds, though the exact eligible applicant types would be confirmed only in the full announcement text.

Key timing details in the listing show the opportunity was created on November 15, 2021, with an original application closing date of December 15, 2021. The official opportunity number is NOAA NOS OCM 2022 2007112, indicating the program is associated with NOAA's National Ocean Service and specifically the Office for Coastal Management, which is consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act alignment and the coastal resilience mission.

• The Department of Commerce in the disaster prevention and relief, environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Disaster Supplemental - Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.473.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 15, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 15, 2021. (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 $25,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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