Funding Opportunities

There are many funding opportunities related to coastal resilience and sustainability. These tables provide examples of recurring and current funding opportunities offered through NC State and other sponsors.

Additional funding opportunities can be found on the NC State Research Development Office funding page. The KIETS Climate Leaders Program provides information on climate change scholarships, fellowships and grant opportunities.

Recurring Funding Opportunities

Title	Funding Agency	Approximate Deadline
Cisco Foundation - solutions to climate change	Cisco	$100 million through 2030
Coastlines and People Hubs for Research and Broadening Participation (CoPe)	NSF	November - December
National Estuary Program (NEP) Watersheds Grant Program	EPA	May
Convergence Accelerator	NSF	Spring
Cumulative Health Impacts at the Intersection of Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and Vulnerable Populations/Lifestages: Community-Based Research for Solutions Request for Applications (RFA)	EPA	September-November
Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES)	NSF	November
Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET)	NSF	September
Growing Convergence Research (GCR)	NSF	First Monday in February
FY 2021 – 2023 - Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Announcement Type	NFA, NOAA, DOC	Rolling through September 2023
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (RISA)	NOAA - Climate Program Office	Letter of Intent October, final January
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)	NSF	January and July
Environmental Literacy Program	NOAA	Pre-app November
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships	NSF	Preliminary Proposal February
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support	NSF	Any time

Current Funding Opportunities

Title	Funding Agency	Deadline
Dear Colleague Letter: Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change	NSF	Dates align with program applying for
Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES)	NSF	November 17, 2023
NOAA’s Climate Ready Workforce Funding Opportunity Now Open	NOAA	Letters of Intent are due at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on November 30, 2023. The deadline for application submission is 11:59 p.m. Eastern on February 13, 2024.
Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship	NOAA	Summer 2023 - Call for applications December 4, 2023 - Applications due
Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)	NSF	Anytime
Dear Colleague Letter: Extreme, Compound, and Cascading Hazards (EC2H)	NSF	Anytime
Dear Colleague Letter: Workshops to Identify Educational Requirements of the Future Ocean Technical Workforce	NSF	Anytime