- Version
- 1
- Send Email
- Y
- Agency Code
- DOC-DOCNOAAERA
- Agency Name
- Laura Hansen
GMS
- Award Floor
- 1
- Agency Phone
- 240-653-9028
- Archive Date
- Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Cost Sharing
- No
- Created Date
- Jun 08, 2026 03:52:16 PM EDT
- Posting Date
- Jun 08, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Award Ceiling
- 97200
- Response Date
- Aug 26, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Synopsis Desc
- <p><span style="background-color: transparent;">The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities.</span></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">This notice announces that applications may be submitted for the 2027 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program). Pending the availability of federal funding, the National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) anticipates funding not less than 35 applications. Application packages will each propose a total of $97,200 in funding. A detailed breakdown of this funding is described in Sections II.A and III.F of this announcement.</span></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Student applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Sea Grant program in their state/territory at least one to two months before the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply. Following student application submission, the student should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program’s request.</span></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. These registrations include</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sam.gov/content/home__;!!FiG2giev53vN!6sxfF1sAvFOjycyhk2fdYVMXfZUYW1Ds_UXVaciBtzYJKo3z8ULHyQvQg4Ofc9vYVkBUxe6XLOLToDr9jML3HFOGrg$" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(7, 130, 193);"> <u>SAM.gov</u></a><span style="background-color: transparent;">, </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html__;!!FiG2giev53vN!6sxfF1sAvFOjycyhk2fdYVMXfZUYW1Ds_UXVaciBtzYJKo3z8ULHyQvQg4Ofc9vYVkBUxe6XLOLToDr9jMLXTbXHRA$" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(7, 130, 193);"><u>Grants.gov,</u></a><span style="background-color: transparent;"> and </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.era.nih.gov/eracommons-timeline.htm__;!!FiG2giev53vN!6sxfF1sAvFOjycyhk2fdYVMXfZUYW1Ds_UXVaciBtzYJKo3z8ULHyQvQg4Ofc9vYVkBUxe6XLOLToDr9jMKhmRSrhg$" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(7, 130, 193);"><u>eRA Commons</u></a><span style="background-color: transparent;">. All registrations must be completed before submitting the application. </span><u style="background-color: transparent;">The complete registration process for all three systems can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants should begin this activity as soon as possible.</u><span style="background-color: transparent;"> If an eligible applicant does not have access to the internet, please contact the Agency Contacts listed in Section VII for submission instructions. NOAA has created a guide to aid applicants in formatting application packages to eRA, linked </span><a href="https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/NOAA-NEW-Application-Process-1.pdf" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(7, 130, 193);"><u>here</u></a><span style="background-color: transparent;">.</span></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Prior to registering with eRA Commons, applicant organizations must first obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov, if needed (refer to Section IV. Applications and Submission Information, Section C). Organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their full SAM and Grants.gov registrations; however, all registrations must be in place by the time of application submission. eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account to submit an application.</span></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">This document sets out requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2027-32433</span></p>
- Agency Details
- Code
- DOCNOAAERA
- Seed
- DOC-DOCNOAAERA
- Agency Code
- DOC-DOCNOAAERA
- Agency Name
- DOC NOAA - ERA Production
- Top Agency Code
- DOC
- Opportunity Id
- 362719
- Applicant Types
- Id
"25"- Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
- Archive Date Str
- 2026-09-25-00-00-00
- Number Of Awards
- 35
- Posting Date Str
- 2026-06-08-00-00-00
- Create Time Stamp
- Jun 08, 2026 04:13:35 PM EDT
- Last Updated Date
- Jun 08, 2026 03:52:16 PM EDT
- Response Date Str
- 2026-08-26-00-00-00
- Estimated Funding
- 3402000
- Top Agency Details
- Code
- DOC
- Seed
- DOC
- Agency Code
- DOC
- Agency Name
- Department of Commerce
- Top Agency Code
- DOC
- Agency Address Desc
- work
- Agency Contact Desc
- NOAA Sea Grant
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Contact the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program Manager, National Sea Grant College Program; Tel: (240) 507-4825; E-mail: oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov
- Agency Contact Name
- Laura Hansen
GMS
- Agency Contact Email
- oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov
- Agency Contact Phone
- 240-653-9028
- Create Time Stamp Str
- 2026-06-08-16-13-35
- Funding Instruments
- Id
"CA"- Description
"Cooperative Agreement"
- Award Floor Formatted
- 1
- Award Ceiling Formatted
- 97,200
- Agency Contact Email Desc
- work
- Applicant Eligibility Desc
- A student is eligible to submit application materials listed in Section IV.B.3.b.1-4 of this NOFO to an eligible Sea Grant program if: Page 3 of 21 NOAA NOFO (1) The student is a U.S. Citizen (born or naturalized), a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder), or a dual national with at least one citizenship as the U.S.; (2) The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2025 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and June 3, 2026; (3) The graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and; (4) The student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Student application submission is through an application to the Sea Grant program in the state in which the student is earning their degree. If there is no Sea Grant program in a student’s state, a Sea Grant program will be assigned (see Section IV.D.). A written statement from the National Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program Manager referring the student to the most appropriate eligible Sea Grant program will be provided to the student and must be submitted to the State Sea Grant program through which they are applying. Students are not eligible to submit full application materials to Grants.gov. The following entities are eligible to submit full proposals to this NOFO opportunity via Grants.gov: Sea Grant College Programs, Sea Grant Institutional Programs, and Sea Grant Coherent Area Programs. To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations: SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. For each, the complete registration process can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. For more information on how to meet these registration and application submission requirements without errors, we advise all to carefully review relevant Applicant and Grantee Training modules: https://www.commerce.gov/ocio/programs/gems/applicant-and-grantee-training. Additionally, we advise that all carefully read ‘Additional Application Package Forms’ within the ‘Full Proposal Required Elements’ section below.
- Estimated Funding Formatted
- 3,402,000
- Funding Activity Categories
- Id
"NR"- Description
"Natural Resources"
- Id
"ST"- Description
"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"
