CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2024

The summary for the CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2024 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Commerce, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2024: The objective of Section 309 is to encourage States or Territories with federally approved coastal management programs (CMPs) to continually improve their programs. The intent of Projects of Special Merit (PSM) funding is to offer CMPs the opportunity to develop innovative projects that further their approved enhancement area strategies and focus on national priorities. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make grants to a CMP for the development and submission of Federally approved program changes that support attainment of one or more enhancement area objectives established at 15 C.F.R. §923.122.PSM funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to CMPs. Proposed projects shall further the objectives of an approved enhancement area strategy but shall not be essential to meeting specific benchmarks in the strategy. PSM projects shall not be dependent on long-term levels of funding to succeed. Coastal Zone Management Program Regulations at 15 C.F.R. Part 923 apply to this Announcement, and program policies and procedures are further implemented through the provisions in this announcement.This announcement will not award funding for construction projects. A construction project is defined as an award in which the major purpose of the project or program is construction.

Federal Grant Title:	CZM Projects of Special Merit Competition - FY2024
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce (DOC)
Grant Categories:	Environment Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-OCM-2024-2008186
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.419
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	January 25th, 2024
Original Application Deadline:	January 25th, 2024
Posted Date:	September 26th, 2023
Creation Date:	September 26th, 2023
Archive Date:	February 24th, 2024
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$50,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	September 26th, 2023

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any coastal State or Territorial CMP that has been approved by NOAA pursuant to theCoastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1455) is eligible under this announcement if therequirements established at 15 C.F.R. § 923.121 are met. Specifically, applicants must havean approved Assessment and Strategy for the 2021-2025 assessment period that includes atleast one strategy for one or more of the priority enhancement areas identified in Section I.B of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). In addition to strategies that were originally approved as part of a State or Territory's Assessment and Strategy, approved strategies also include strategies that were added or substantially modified and approved by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management prior to the closing date of the competition. See 15 C.F.R. §923.121 for all requirements.
Grant Announcement Contact: Kris Wall
Office for Coastal Management
541-843-0252
E-mail
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