Restoration Implementation Grants Services
- Client
- Fisheries Habitat Conservation Program Office (HCPO)
- Solicitation No.
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- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
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Description
AI GeneratedThe government authority in Washington, DC, requires restoration implementation grants services. The requested scope includes reviewing restoration plans, collaborating with the trustee to select activities for contracts or sub-awards, and selecting projects for direct recipient implementation. Additionally, the buyer requires competition management for sub-awarding projects, alongside pre- and post-restoration project evaluation and monitoring. Projects may encompass restoration planning and technique development activities, such as environmental compliance analyses or planning for potential future incidents. Eligible vendors must be onshore USA organizations. The vendor will perform all work offsite. The buyer is looking for proposals to establish the budget.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Foa_Content_of_NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2026-33781.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
NOAA is seeking non-federal partners to implement marine and coastal habitat restoration and conservation related to oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and natural resource damages. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, non-profits, and commercial organizations. The program aims to maintain long-term partnerships through cooperative agreements across a wide geographic scale.
- Issued by
- Fisheries Habitat Conservation Program Office (HCPO)
- Applications due
- 11:59 PM EST on November 18th, 2026
- Anticipated start date
- June 1, 2027
- How to submit
- Electronic via Grants.gov, postmarked mail, or documented delivery service
- Submission details
- Submitted via www.grants.gov or physical mail. No facsimile or email applications accepted. Application should consist of a maximum of three PDF files.
- Contract term
- Initial cooperative agreement for no more than five years
- Estimated value
- Total anticipated funding up to $100 million, with individual awards ranging from $2.5 million to $50 million
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Funding
- Oil Pollution Act, CERCLA, Clean Water Act, RESTORE Act, 2 CFR 200
How proposals are evaluated
| Importance and/or Relevance and Applicability of Proposed Project to Program Goals | 30 points |
| Technical/Substantive Merit | 20 points |
| Qualifications of Applicants | 20 points |
| Project Costs | 20 points |
| Outreach and Education | 10 points |
Scope of work
- Implementing marine and coastal habitat restoration and conservation activities
- Collaborating with trustees to select activities to be contracted or sub-awarded
- Managing competitions to sub-award restoration projects
- Direct implementation responsibility for selected restoration projects
- Implementing pre- and post-restoration project evaluation and monitoring
- Restoration planning and technique development activities
- Conducting environmental compliance analyses
Minimum qualifications
- Institutions of higher education, non-profits, and commercial (for-profit) organizations
- Local governments identifying potential large scale restoration opportunities
- Ability to work with a broad array of partners, including trustee councils
- Existing staff with federal funds management experience
- Capability of implementing and overseeing restoration activities across a wide geographic scale
Documents to include with the bid
- SF-424
- SF-424A Budget Information for Non-construction Programs
- SF-424B
- CD-511 Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Summary, Narrative, and Data Management Plan
- Detailed Budget Justification
- Supplemental Information (resumes for up to 5 key staff, support letters, indirect cost agreements)
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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