Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

To support projects aimed at the development and sustainability of a national and international integrated ocean observing system designed to collect, monitor and disseminate marine environment data in an interoperable, reliable, timely and user-specified manner by leveraging federal, regional and private-sector partnerships.

State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Sponsored organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Non-Government - General, Individual/Family, Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other private institutions/organizations, State, Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations). Organizations and individuals with professional expertise in the sciences, engineering and economics that demonstrate how participation in the IOOS effort builds on and furthers the progress of observing system development funded by this agency.

An initial administrative screening is conducted to determine compliance with requirements and completeness. The merit review process will then be conducted by the program sponsors and support team with input from the funding agencies and other interested agencies. All proposals will be evaluated and individually scored in accordance with the assigned weights of the above evaluation criteria by at least three independent peer evaluations. The merit review ratings are used to produce a rank order of the proposals.

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Fiscal Year2016: Fiscal Year 2016: IOOS awarded eleven competitively selected awards to continue the implementation and development of regional coastal ocean observing systems. IOOS expects successful awardees to serve as a Regional Association responsible for operating the Regional Coastal Observing System. IOOS awarded one competitively selected award to continue progress in the area of verification and validation of observing technologies for studying and monitoring coastal and ocean environments.Fiscal Year2017: Fiscal Year 2017: IOOS intends to continue funding the implementation and development of regional coastal ocean observing systems, national sensor and evaluation efforts, coastal ocean modeling testbeds, marine biodiversity and animal telemetry networks and ocean technology transition projects.Fiscal Year2022: FY 2022 - $2,818,861 for 7 existing projects.Fiscal Year2023: FY 2023 - $26,028,437 was awarded to 31 projects.Fiscal Year2024: Approximately $135,000,000 was available under the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and base appropriations from the U.S. IOOS Office to support 60 new projects in the Coastal and Ocean Modeling Test Bed, Marine...