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

Current Funding Opportunities

Title	CRSI Themes	Funding Agency	Deadline
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
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, 2022
Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) Project Grant Funding	2	NC Clean Energy Technology Center	Sept. 9, 2022
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
Marine Debris Challenge Competition	2,3	NOAA	Letter of intent to NC Sea Grant Aug. 8, 2022 Full proposal to NC Sea Grant by Sept. 20, 2022
Ocean Exchange Collegiate Awards	1,2,3,4	Ocean Exchange	Sept. 26, 2022 7:59 pm EST
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund	1,2,4,5,6	Weyerhaeuser	Sept. 30, 2022
Moore Inventor Fellows Program	1,2,3,4	Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation	NOI Oct. 6, 2022
Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF)	1,2,3,4,5,6	NC State University	Oct. 13, 2022
Sustainable Packaging Materials for Healthcare Products	1	Bayer	Oct. 13, 2022
Centers for Oceans and Human Health 4: Impacts of Climate Change on Oceans and Great Lakes (COHH4) (P01 Clinal Trial Optional)	2 and public health threats	NIEHS, NSF	Published Aug. 19, 2022 estimated application due date Nov. 1, 2022
UNC System Research Opportunities Initiative	1,2,3,4,5	UNC System	Pre-proposal template Nov. 3, 2022 5:00 pm
Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC)	1,4	NSF	Nov. 15, 2022