OECI Award Ceiling Increased On May 19, 2021, the award ceiling for the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) increased from $94,071,537M to $150M to cover additional award activities through the award end date of June 30, 2024. The increase creates additional capacity for new research not known when the OECI award was proposed in FY19. The increase will allow for the expansion of existing projects, shifts in priorities for NOAA or the Nation, and newly

University of Hawaii to host NOAA’s CI for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it has selected the University of Hawaii to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR). To read the full story, please visit the NOAA Research News webpage.

CIRES Award Ceiling Increased On May 10, 2021, the award ceiling for the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) was increased from $206M to $334M to cover additional award activities through the award end date of 8/31/2022. The approved increase creates additional capacity for new research not known when the CIRES award was proposed in FY17.  The increase will allow for the expansion of existing projects, shifts in priorities for NOAA or the

Competition for 3 New Cooperative Institutes NOAA is holding an open competition for the creation of 3 new Cooperative Institutes. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for each can be viewed on grants.gov by searching for the opportunity numbers in parenthesis below. Proposed Cooperative Institute for Pacific Island Region (NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2021-2006681) – Closes January 22, 2021 Proposed Cooperative Institute to support NOAA Marine Research and Ecosystem Management (NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2021-2006680) – Closes February 8, 2021 Proposed Cooperative Institute for Severe

University of Miami to host NOAA’s CI for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected the University of Miami to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) To read the full story, please visit the NOAA Research News webpage.

University of California San Diego to host NOAA’s CI for Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Systems (CIMEAS) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected the University of California San Diego to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Systems (CIMEAS). To read the full story, please visit the NOAA Research News webpage.