RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program 2027
USDOT-GCR
In context
This call is open to universities, research institutions and consortia. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
Treasury's Office of Gulf Coast Restoration offers competitive RESTORE Act subawards to establish Centers of Excellence doing science, technology, and monitoring for the Gulf Coast across coastal restoration, fisheries and wildlife, offshore energy, economic growth, and Gulf observation. It is aimed at universities and research institutions in Gulf Coast states, with an expected five awards and rolling applications until 2027-10-31.
About this grant
The RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program, administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Gulf Coast Restoration, makes Trust Fund amounts available to establish one or more Centers of Excellence through competitive subawards. The program is intended to support science, technology, and monitoring relevant to the Gulf Coast Region, as authorised by the RESTORE Act and Treasury's implementing regulations at 31 CFR 34.704. Funded Centers of Excellence may work in one or more of five disciplines: (1) coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration, and protection, including solutions that let citizens live safely and sustainably in a coastal delta; (2) coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring; (3) offshore energy development, including research and technology for the sustainable and safe development of Gulf of Mexico energy resources; (4) sustainable and resilient growth and economic and commercial development in the Gulf Coast Region; and (5) comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico. The notice states that eligible applicants issuing subawards to Centers of Excellence must establish and implement a programme to monitor compliance with those subaward agreements. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds remain in an applicant's Trust Fund allocation. The notice reports an expected number of 5 awards. This announcement covers only the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program; Treasury is publishing separate notices for its other RESTORE Act grant programmes.
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Eligibility
The grants.gov eligibility field lists State governments as eligible applicants. The programme description, however, states that Trust Fund amounts are available through competitive subawards to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region, including institutions of higher education. Applicants should confirm eligibility against the full funding announcement. Geographic eligibility is limited to the Gulf Coast Region. No match is required, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds remain in the applicant's Trust Fund allocation.
Key requirements
- ✓Subawards go to Centers of Excellence working in one or more of five Gulf Coast disciplines: coastal and deltaic sustainability, fisheries and wildlife ecosystems, offshore energy, sustainable growth, and Gulf of Mexico observation and mapping.
- ✓Applicants are eligible entities under the RESTORE Act, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds remain in their Trust Fund allocation.
- ✓Eligible applicants issuing subawards must establish and implement a programme to monitor compliance with subaward agreements (per 31 CFR 34.704).
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does USDOT-GCR offer?
- RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program offers $5.7M – $14.5M.
- When is the RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program deadline?
- Applications close 31 Oct 2027.
- Who can apply for RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; university, research-institution, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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