Assistance Listing 11.008
Noaa Mission-Related Education Awards
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Department of Commerce
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 56% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 63% of them.
Based on 39 new awards in FY2022–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 9% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $100,000. Expect about 85 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 56%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 63%
- 27% higher ed · 6% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 9%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $100K
- $100K – $118K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 14
- $3.6M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Nov
- annual · 85-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences | Nonprofit | DC | 4 | $2,343,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Higher ed | MS | 3 | $644,728 |
| Louisiana State University | Higher ed | LA | 3 | $277,005 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Higher ed | NH | 2 | $7,801,952 |
| Consortium for Ocean Leadership, INC. | Nonprofit | DC | 2 | $1,729,050 |
| Manomet, INC. | Nonprofit | MA | 2 | $607,503 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Nonprofit | VA | 2 | $549,993 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Nonprofit | ME | 2 | $548,966 |
| Interdistrict Committee for Project Oceanology Corporation | Nonprofit | CT | 2 | $394,873 |
| Pontchartrain Conservancy | Nonprofit | LA | 2 | $250,000 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $21M | $300K | $98K – $449K |
| 2022 | 21 | $7.2M | $252K | $99K – $500K |
| 2023 | 25 | $12M | $145K | $96K – $480K |
| 2025 | 14 | $3.6M | $100K | $100K – $118K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | 2025-04-18 | 86 d | NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2025-29770 · Fiscal Year 2025 NOAA Delaware Bay B-WET Funding Program |
| 2023-11-08 | 2024-02-05 | 89 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2024-2008255 · Fiscal Year 2024 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) |
| 2023-10-24 | 2024-02-20 | 119 d | NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2024-2008240 · FY24 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-04-03 | 61 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2023-2007805 · Building Capacity for Environmental Literacy |
| 2022-12-12 | 2023-02-15 | 65 d | NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2023-2007744 · FY23 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2022-11-03 | 2023-01-27 | 85 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2023-2007673 · Fiscal Year 2023 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2021-12-06 | 2022-02-18 | 74 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2022-2007159 · Fiscal Year 2022 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2021-09-15 | 2022-03-17 | 183 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2022-2006995 · Environmental Literacy Program: Increasing community resilience to extreme weather & climate change |
| 2021-02-16 | 2021-04-19 | 62 d | NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2021-2006802 · FY2021-FY2022 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program |
| 2020-12-08 | 2021-02-26 | 80 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2021-2006733 · Fiscal Year 2021 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2020-02-18 | 2020-04-21 | 63 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2020-2006357 · National Ocean Sciences Competition for High School Students |
| 2019-10-15 | 2020-04-02 | 170 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2020-2006190 · Environmental Literacy Grants: Supporting the education of K-12 students and the public for community resilience |
| 2019-09-27 | 2019-11-29 | 63 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2020-2006202 · Fiscal Year 2020 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2018-12-16 | 2019-02-22 | 68 d | NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2019-2005875 · FY2019-FY2020 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-11-02 | 63 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2019-2005805 · NOAA Gulf of Mexico NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2018-08-17 | 2018-10-16 | 60 d | NOAA-NMFS-WCRO-2019-2005782 · NOAA Fisheries West Coast Regional Leadership Development Program |
| 2018-02-07 | 2018-04-09 | 61 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2018-2005481 · Building Capacity for Environmental Literacy |
| 2017-11-07 | 2018-04-06 | 150 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2018-2005455 · Environmental Literacy Grants: Supporting the education of K-12 students and the public for community resilience |
| 2017-08-24 | 2017-11-03 | 71 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2018-2005331 · Fiscal Year 2018 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2017-03-17 | 2017-05-17 | 61 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2017-2005168 · Cooperative Program for Atmospheric Science Education |
| 2016-08-15 | 2016-10-28 | 74 d | NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2016-2005001 · FY2017-FY2018 NOAA New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (New England B-WET) Program |
| 2016-08-12 | 2016-10-28 | 77 d | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2017-2005000 · Fiscal Year 2017 NOAA Gulf of Mexico Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program |
| 2015-12-02 | 2016-02-08 | 68 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2016-2004737 · Strengthening the Public's and/or K-12 Students' Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Other Environmental Hazards |
| 2015-02-27 | 2015-04-13 | 45 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2015-2004408 · Strengthening the Public’s and/or K-12 Students’ Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience toExtreme Weather Events and Environmental Changes |
| 2015-02-20 | 2015-04-21 | 60 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2015-2004390 · National Ocean Sciences Competition for High School Students |
| 2013-03-20 | 2013-04-23 | 34 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2013-2003620 · 2013 Pacific Northwest Bay-Watershed Education and Training |
| 2013-01-18 | 2013-03-12 | 53 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2013-2003614 · Environmental Literacy Grants for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators |
| 2012-03-22 | 2012-05-07 | 46 d | NOAA-SEC-OED-2012-2003333 · Ocean Education Partnership Grants for Professional Development and other Capacity-building of Informal Science Educators and Volunteers |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 11.008?
Worth applying, even as a first-time applicant. 56% of awards go to organizations new to this program, and nonprofits win 63% of them. Based on 39 new awards in FY2022–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 9% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $100,000. Expect about 85 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Noaa Mission-Related Education Awards award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $100K; the middle half ran from $100K to $118K. 14 new awards were made, with $3.6M committed to them.
When does 11.008 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Nov with about 85 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jan 22, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Assistance Listing 11.008 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 92% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.