ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership
- Deadline
- Oct 26, 2026 (2 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $1 to $10 million
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total program funding
- Not stated
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-OAR-CPO-2026-33326
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 11.431
More on who can apply
Eligible applicants must be academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in NOAA-related sciences; consortia of academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in NOAA-related sciences; and non-profit research institutions. Multi-institution applications will not be accepted.
What it funds
The Earth System Science and Services Partnership (ESSSP) supports research, programs, projects and other activities related to NOAA's mission, primarily through collaborations among scientists and professionals in areas of mutual interest associated with understanding and predicting changes in the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, coasts, land, and ice and their interrelated effects on ecosystems, weather and hazards, and communities and infrastructure. Areas for collaborative efforts under this agreement include research and analysis; observations and monitoring; data impact evaluations; numerical modeling; and service development and stakeholder engagement. Eligible applicants must be academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in NOAA-related sciences; consortia of academic institutions of higher learning which offer doctoral degrees in NOAA-related sciences; or non-profit research institutions. Multi-institution applications will not be accepted. The total NOAA funding amount available for the ESSSP is anticipated to be approximately $10,000,000. This announcement provides requirements and details for the technical program, evaluation criteria, and competitive selection procedures.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Oct 26, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: todd.christenson@noaa.gov.
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.