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	CRSI Themes	Funding Agency	Approximate Deadline
Cisco Foundation - solutions to climate change	1,2,3,4,5,6	Cisco	$100 million through 2030
Coastlines and People Hubs for Research and Broadening Participation (CoPe)	1,2,3,4,5,6	NSF	November - December
National Estuary Program (NEP) Watersheds Grant Program	1,2,3,4,5,6	EPA	May
Convergence Accelerator	varies each year	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)	5, maybe 2	EPA	September-November
Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES)	4	NSF	November
Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET)	1,2,3,4	NSF	September
Growing Convergence Research (GCR)	1,2,3,4,5,6	NSF	First Monday in February
FY 2021 – 2023 - Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Announcement Type	1,2,3,4,5,6	NFA, NOAA, DOC	Rolling through September 2023
NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (RISA)	varies	NOAA - Climate Program Office	Letter of Intent October, final January
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)	3	NSF	January and July
Environmental Literacy Program	5,6	NOAA	Pre-app November
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships	1,2,3,4,5,6	NSF	Preliminary Proposal February
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support	1,2,4	NSF	Any time

Current Funding Opportunities

Title	CRSI Themes	Funding Agency	Deadline
Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)	1,2,4	NSF	Anytime
Environmental Sustainability	3,4	NSF	Full Proposal Accepted Any Time
Dear Colleague Letter: Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change	1,2,3,4,5,6	NSF	Dates align with program applying for
FY 2021 – 2023 - Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Announcement Type	1,2,3,4,5,6	NFA, NOAA, DOC	Rolling through Sept. 30, 2023
New Project Call: Climate Change	1,3	BioMADE	Webinar Jan. 24, 2023 Feb. 1, 2023 (concepts-optional) March 1, 2023 Full proposal
National Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Programs	1,2,5	NOAA	Jan. 31, 2023
Climate Program Office (CPO) Adaptation Sciences: Island Resilience	1,2,5	NOAA	Jan. 31, 2023
Atmospheric System Research	2,3	DOE	Pre-application Dec. 8, 2022 Final Feb. 2023
Biology Integration Institutes (BII)	1,2,4	NSF	Feb. 21, 2023 Feb. 18, 2025
Environmental System Science	1	DOE	Prelim Dec. 1, 2022 5:00 pm Final Feb. 23, 2023
Ideas Lab: Engineering Technologies to Advance Underwater Sciences (ETAUS)	1,3,4	NSF	Prelim Proposal Sept. 19, 2022 Idea Workshop Nov. 8-10, 2022 Full Proposal March 1, 2023
Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT)	3,6	NSF	March 2, 2023
Early Career Research Program	1,2,3,4	DOE	Pre-app Jan.5, 2023 full app March 23, 2023
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)	3	NSF	Prelim Jan. 5, 2023 Final May 5, 2023
Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Convergent Research and Innovation through Inclusive Partnerships and Workforce Development	3,5	NSF	Letter of Intent Sept. 2, 2022 Prelim Proposal Oct. 3, 2022 Full Proposal May 8, 2023
FY 2023 CONTINUATION OF SOLICITATION FOR THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	1,2,3	DOE	Sept. 30, 2023