FY 2027-2028 NESDIS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
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In context
This call is open to universities, research institutions and non-profits and 3 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
NESDIS BAA funds research, education, outreach, and innovative projects in environmental satellite data and information services that fall outside NOAA's standard competitive programs. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, nonprofits, and other organizations advancing science and technology in environmental monitoring and related domains.
About this grant
The FY 2027-2028 NESDIS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), funding opportunity NOAA-NESDIS-NESDISPO-2027-33921, is a cooperative agreement mechanism issued by NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. It is intended to encourage research, education, outreach, innovative projects, and sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA's competitive discretionary programs. The announcement states that it does not solicit goods or services for the direct benefit of NOAA. The assistance listing is 11.015, Broad Agency Announcement, and the funding category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development. The announcement is open-ended and does not set out specific topics or priority areas on the page. Funding is contingent on future appropriations, and the page states that funds have not yet been appropriated for any activities described in the notice. Publication does not oblige NOAA to review applications beyond an initial administrative review, to make any specific award, or to obligate funds. The page lists no award floor or ceiling, and no estimated total program funding is shown.
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Eligibility
Listed eligible applicant types include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than institutions of higher education, county governments, special district governments, small businesses, for-profit organisations other than small businesses, city or township governments, state governments, and private institutions of higher education. The additional eligibility text also names commercial organisations, international or foreign organisations or governments, and local governments. Eligibility depends on the statutory authority that permits NOAA to fund the proposed activity. Federal organisations are outside the scope of this announcement and should contact program officials about the Interagency Agreement process. For projects under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), only non-federal partner institutions of the listed regional CESU programs are eligible.
Key requirements
- ✓Activities must align with NESDIS mission in environmental satellite, data, and information services
- ✓No cost-sharing or matching requirement
- ✓Funding contingent on future appropriations; no funds currently obligated
- ✓Cooperative agreement as funding instrument; publication does not obligate NOAA to award any project
Frequently asked questions
- When is the FY 2027-2028 NESDIS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) deadline?
- Applications close 30 Sep 2028.
- Who can apply for FY 2027-2028 NESDIS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; university, research-institution, nonprofit, large-company, sme, consultancy. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Climate software and data funding supports emissions accounting, climate risk analytics, Earth observation, digital MRV and tools for planners. It is offered as innovation grants, public contracts for data services and support from technology programmes. Buyers generally look for data quality, interoperability and evidence that users rely on the tool.
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