The GIS Integration and Development Program

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NOAA Omnibus Federal Funding Opportunity

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Overview | Grant proposal suggestions | Information to include in the grant proposal | Eligibility | Publication of the Omnibus | Other information

Overview

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center’s GIS Integration and Development (GIS I&D) program typically awards five to eight cooperative agreement grants each year. The Center announces an annual request for proposals under a NOAA Omnibus Federal Funding Opportunity, typically published in June. Individual awards range from about $50,000 to $100,000. Each year the intended issue focus may change. See the table of awards (PDF, requires a plug-in such as Adobe® Reader®) for more information on the types of projects and award amounts in past years. Interested parties are invited to compete for a cooperative agreement grant that will support the GIS I&D program’s goals.

GIS I&D seeks proposals for one- to two-year cooperative agreements under which cooperators and the Center will jointly develop technical projects related to the goal of the GIS I&D program, which is to provide relevant, easily accessible spatial data, tools, and support services to the coastal resource management community. The GIS I&D program is especially interested in state and local-level coastal resource management organizations proposing geospatial solutions to issues related to coastal hazards, smart growth, marine protected areas, permitting systems, data access and distribution, or Internet mapping.

Grant Proposal Suggestions

The key to developing a successful proposal is to outline a collaboration between the cooperator and the Center that makes effective use of each organization's strengths and capabilities. The proposal should explicitly state the roles and responsibilities of the NOAA Coastal Services Center and the cooperator.

If the cooperator does not fully understand the potential roles of the Center, then the proposal should include a plan for the Center and the cooperator to work together to fully develop more detailed tasks early in the project. The proposal should demonstrate that the proposing group understands general resources available through the Center and how the collective resources and expertise of the Center, the cooperator, and cooperator's partners might be applied to an effective examination of coastal management issues. See GIS I&D's Web site to gain an understanding of the type of support the program can provide.

Information to Include in the Proposal

• Clearly stated roles and responsibilities of the cooperators and the NOAA Coastal Services Center in the proposed project.
• Detailed plan that makes effective use of the labor and expertise offered by the cooperator and the Center.
• Itemized budget of project costs, including labor, travel, supplies, and other costs.
• Details on how a broad range of coastal managers will use the products once the project is completed.
• Design and description of a clear quality-control strategy.
• Clearly state the resulting impact of your project and products in the coastal management community.
  More information about outputs and outcomes can be found in an on-line course maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Section 2 entitled "More about Outcomes" contains a wealth of information about outcomes.

Eligibility

Project solicitations usually limit the grant recipient to institutions of higher education, nonprofits, foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, international organizations, and state, local, and Indian tribal governments. No restrictions, however, are placed on who can contract with the grant recipient.

Publication of the Omnibus

The Federal Register is the official place for the Omnibus publication. The Center also posts grant opportunities after official announcements have been made in the Federal Register.

Other Information

FAQ

GIS I&D grant project summaries

GIS I&D past and present awards (PDF, requires a plug-in such as Adobe® Reader®)

Grant Proposal Checklist Applicable to the GIS I&D BAA section (PDF, requires a plug-in such as Adobe® Reader®)

The Center's Funding Opportunities page

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