Overview
Open Date
October 30, 2024
Closing Date
February 27, 2025
Grant Type
Competitive
Award Period
Approximately three years
Funding
Award amounts range from $300,000 to $6 million for the entire award
Funding Opportunity Number
NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2025-29044
About
Proposals must be received through Grants.gov by 11:59 PM Eastern time on February 27, 2025.
Up to $20 million in funding is available for fish passage and tribal capacity building under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will support U.S. federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and tribal organizations in implementing fish passage work and building tribal organizational capacity.
In collaboration with NOAA, selected partners will use these funds to build tribal organizational capacity and implement projects that reopen migratory pathways and restore access to healthy habitat for tribally-important species. Selected projects may also provide community and economic benefits, such as enhancing climate resilience by removing or improving aging infrastructure.
NOAA will accept proposals between $300,000 and $6 million for the entire award, with typical funding anticipated to range from $500,000 to $4 million.
Applicant Webinars
A recorded applicant webinar is available for download in the “For Applicants” section below. We also held three live webinars with information for potential applicants. The first two webinars were for applicants for this competition and our Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants. The final webinar was focused specifically on tribal applicants to both competitions:
November 20 at 3-4 PM Eastern / 2-3 Central / 12-1 PM Pacific / 11 AM-12 PM Alaska
December 3 at 2-3 PM Eastern / 1-2 PM Central / 11 AM-12 PM Pacific / 10-11 AM Alaska
Tribal Focused Webinar: December 12 at 3-4 PM Eastern / 2-3 PM Central / 12-1 PM Pacific / 11 AM-12 PM Alaska
A list of questions and answers from the three live webinars is now available (PDF, 10 pages).
Questions?
Contact Infrastructure.Tribal@noaa.gov
For Applicants
For Grants Recipients
Application Process
Who Can Apply?
Eligible applicants are Indian tribes (as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5304 (e)) and organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements.
How to Apply
Applicants should apply through the www.Grants.gov website. A complete standard NOAA financial assistance application package should be submitted in accordance with the guidelines in the Notice of Funding Opportunity announcement posted to www.Grants.gov. Each application must include the application forms from the SF-424 form family.
New Grant Application Process: eRA Commons
The Department of Commerce has transitioned their grants management system from Grants Online to eRA Commons. Learn the new process for submitting a grant application to NOAA Fisheries, including common errors that are important to review to ensure NOAA receives your application.
We will hold two brief webinars with tips for applying for NOAA awards with the new eRA system:
January 14 at 1:30 PM Eastern / 12:30 PM Central / 10:30 AM Pacific / 9:30 AM Alaska
February 4 at 3:30 PM Eastern / 2:30 PM Central / 12:30 PM Pacific / 11:30 AM Alaska
Schedule
2024:
October 30: Publication of Notice of Funding Opportunity.
November 20: Applicant webinar at 3-4 PM Eastern (Register)
December 3: Applicant webinar at 2-3 PM Eastern (Register)
December 12: Tribal focused applicant webinar at 3-4 PM Eastern (Register)
2025:
February 27: Deadline for proposal submissions.