OpportunityTitle: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Tribal Engagement in Regional Ocean Partnership Priorities
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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).
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
GrantorContactEmailDescription: kris.wall@noaa.gov
GrantorContactText: 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
CloseDateExplanation: The deadline for this competition has been extended to September 22, 2022. Please note that all application forms must be filled out online in a virtual workspace in Grants.gov and cannot be attached separately. Information can be found on Grants.gov, under &quot;Applicants&quot; and &quot;Workspace Overview&quot;. If you anticipate a problem with submitting through Grants.gov, please contact the Competition Manager, Kris Wall at kris.wall@noaa.gov or 541-843-0252, to make alternative arrangements.