The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a transformational opportunity to make an impact against the climate crisis across the country through multiple funding opportunities. It provides nearly $3 billion for NOAA to take action over 5 years in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience, and weather forecasting infrastructure. NOAA will address climate risks and key impact areas, including floods, fire, drought, and extreme heat, and will build resilience in marine and coastal regions. These targeted investments will be scalable and responsive to societal needs for climate information and support and leverage partnerships. A significant portion of the funds will be issued through competitive grants to organizations to do on-the-ground work around the country.
This funding is organized into three main initiatives:



NOAA encourages applications from underserved and non-traditional partners for all of our funding opportunities in support of the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government. To find out more about resilience grants for underserved communities please contact underserved.community.grants@
Funding opportunities
- Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
- open through September 6, 2022 - Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Underserved Communities
- now open through October 5, 2022 - Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Grants
- Letters of Intent open through July 29, 2022 - National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Grants
- Letters of Intent open through July 29, 2022 - Marine Debris Removal Grants
- now open through October 5, 2022 - Marine Debris Community Action Coalitions
- Letters of Intent open through August 16, 2022 (must be submitted through a Sea Grant program) - Marine Debris Challenge Competition
- Letters of Intent open through August 9, 2022 (must be submitted through a Sea Grant program) - Tribal Engagement in Regional Ocean Partnership Priorities
- open through September 13, 2022 - Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants
- open through August 15, 2022 - Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants
- open through August 29, 2022