# Simpler Grants.gov #NOAA-OAR-BAA-2027-33939

NOAA OAR research, innovation, sponsorship, and CESU project proposals

**Buyer:** OAR Headquarters Program Office (OHQ)
**Posted:** October 20, 2026
**Respond By:** October 01, 2029
**Identifier:** NOAA-OAR-BAA-2027-33939
**NAICS:** 541715

The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Headquarters Program Office, is seeking proposals for projects supporting NOAA mission areas.
- **Buyer:** U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, OAR Headquarters Program Office.
- **Opportunity:** Extramural research, innovative projects, sponsorship activities, and Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) projects supporting NOAA mission areas. CESU work may include applied environmental and cultural resource research, technical assistance, and education.
- **Award approach:** Selected proposals may receive a grant or cooperative agreement, depending on NOAA’s level of involvement. Awards depend on available appropriations; the notice provides no specific funding amounts or award counts.
- **Eligibility and notable requirements:** Federal organizations are outside the announcement’s scope. CESU proposals are limited to non-federal partner institutions in the listed regional CESU programs; other applicant eligibility depends on the applicable statutory authority.
- **Products and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or purchase quantities are identified. The announcement seeks project proposals rather than specific goods or services for NOAA’s direct purchase.

### Description

NOAA's Broad Agency Announcement seeks proposals for extramural research, innovative projects, and sponsorship activities addressing one or more NOAA mission areas. It also solicits proposals through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program for applied environmental and cultural resource research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible applicants may include higher education institutions, nonprofits, commercial and international organizations, governments, and qualifying CESU partners; federal organizations are outside the announcement's scope. Selected applicants may receive a grant or cooperative agreement, subject to the availability of funds.

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