Harmful Algal Bloom Innovation Challenge: Toxin Detection in Seafood

The summary for the Harmful Algal Bloom Innovation Challenge: Toxin Detection in Seafood 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 DOC NOAA - ERA Production, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Harmful Algal Bloom Innovation Challenge: Toxin Detection in Seafood: The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Competitive Research Program (NCCOS/CRP) [formerly Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)/Coastal Ocean Program (COP)] is soliciting proposals to drive practical and cost-effective innovations for harmful algal bloom toxin detection in seafood that promotes seafood safety, food security, and the economic success of U.S. seafood industries and their competitiveness in global markets. For this Announcement, proposals will focus on the development and advancement of innovative, efficient, and effective point-of-use harmful algal bloom toxin detection technologies in support of the Nation’s nutritional, cultural, and economic seafood interests, and to reduce costs to U.S. communities and industries that rely on safe seafood. --- Funding is contingent upon the availability of Federal appropriations. If funding is available for this program, two to five projects are expected to be supported for one to three years in duration, with an approximate annual budget for each project of $100,000-$250,000, not to exceed $750,000 per project. NCCOS/CRP may reject any proposals submitted with an annual budget that is greater than $250,000 for any year. --- An informational webinar on this solicitation will be offered on March 24, 2026 from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Information regarding this Announcement, including the webinar and additional background information, is available on the NCCOS Funding Opportunities webpage (https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/funding-opportunities/).

Federal Grant Title:	Harmful Algal Bloom Innovation Challenge: Toxin Detection in Seafood
Federal Agency Name:	DOC NOAA - ERA Production (DOC-DOCNOAAERA)
Grant Categories:	Environment, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2026-32955
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.478
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	May 14th, 2026
Original Application Deadline:	May 14th, 2026
Posted Date:	March 13th, 2026
Creation Date:	March 13th, 2026
Archive Date:	June 13th, 2026
Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$1
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	March 13th, 2026

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants for Federal financial assistance in this competition are U.S. institutions of higher education, non-profits, state and local governments, tribal government entities, U.S. Territories, U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands institutions, and for-profit organizations. Federal applicants (including NOAA) are eligible provided legal authority exists for the Federal applicant to receive funds from another agency. --- Please note that: 1. PIs must be employees of an eligible entity listed above; and applications must be submitted through that entity. Non-Federal researchers should comply with their institutional requirements for application submission. --- 2. Non-Federal researchers affiliated with NOAA-University CIs will be funded through cooperative agreements. --- 3. Foreign researchers must apply as subawards or contracts through an eligible U.S. entity. --- 4. Federal applicants are eligible to submit applications for intra- or inter-agency funds transfers through this competition. Non-NOAA Federal applicants will be required to submit certifications or documentation showing that they have specific legal authority to accept funds for this type of research. --- 5. An eligible U.S. entity may propose Federal agency researchers as funded or unfunded collaborators. If Federal agency researchers are proposed as funded collaborators, the applicant should present the collaborator's funding request in the application in the same way documentation is provided for a subrecipient for purposes of project evaluation, even though intra- or inter-agency funding transfers will generally be used if the project is selected. --- 6. NOAA NCCOS researchers may apply through an eligible U.S. entity as funded or unfunded collaborators, but cannot be the lead PI on the application. Federal employees, including NOAA, with the exception of NCCOS employees, may serve as lead PI on the application. NOAA Federal salaries will not be paid. ---
Grant Announcement Contact: Technical Program Information: Sarah Pease, NCCOS/CRP Program Manager,
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