Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Tribal Engagement in Regional Ocean Partnership Priorities

Agency: Department of Commerce

11.473 -- Office for Coastal Management

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

This program complements a separate funding program for established Regional Ocean Partnerships (ROPs), which seeks to enhance and sustain the efforts of the established ROPs to coordinate interstate and intertribal management of ocean and coastal management issues. The scope of work under this program focuses on encouraging or enhancing tribal involvement in or engagement with established ROPs, and/or tribal activities related to ROP priority actions. Proposals submitted under this competition

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Eligible applicants are U.S. federally-recognized Indian Tribes that have current and/or ancestralinterests in a region with an established Regional Ocean Partnership and wish to pursue coastaland ocean activities that align with Regional Ocean Partnership priorities. The establishedRegional Ocean Partnerships are: the Gulf of Mexico Alliance(https://gulfofmexicoalliance.org/); the West Coast Ocean Alliance(https://westcoastoceanalliance.org/); the Northeast Regional Ocean Council(https://www.northeastoceancouncil.org/); and, the Mid Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean(https://www.midatlanticocean.org/). Tribal-serving organizations may apply on behalf of one ormore tribes, but must include a letter(s) from the tribe(s) confirming tribal leadership support forNotice of Federal Funding Page 2 of 32the application and describing how the tribe will be involved in the proposed work. This fundingannouncement is supported by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-58), 135 STAT. 1356 (Nov. 15, 2021).

Grantor contact information

Description

For administrative or technical questions regarding this announcement, contact the competition manager: Kris Wall, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, by phone at 541-843-0252, or via email at rop.iija@noaa.gov

Email

kris.wall@noaa.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
NOAA-NOS-OCM-2022-2007477_NOFO_Report.pdf	Full NOFO	Jun 28, 2022 03:21 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: October 13, 2022

Application process

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Award

$1,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$50,000

Award Minimum

$200,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NOAA-NOS-OCM-2022-2007477

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Infrastructure investment and jobs act

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

June 28, 2022

Archive date:

October 13, 2022