Climate Program Office (CPO), Climate Adaptation Partnerships Program FY2024 | NOAA OAR CPO 2024 2008024

Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA OAR CPO 2024 2008024

The Department of Commerce, through NOAA's Climate Program Office (CPO) and its Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) division, is offering a discretionary funding opportunity under the Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) Program for FY2024 (Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA OAR CPO 2024 2008024). The program is designed to strengthen regional capacity across the United States to prepare for and respond to climate impacts by supporting applied research paired with sustained community engagement. Rather than funding one-off studies, CAP is built around long-term partnerships that help communities develop practical, durable, and equitable climate resilience strategies that can be maintained beyond the life of a single project.

Awards are structured as 5-year cooperative agreements, which typically means NOAA expects to have substantial involvement during the project period, with ongoing collaboration between the agency and the award recipient. The work is expected to be carried out by multi-organization teams that may include research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and state, local, and Tribal governments. These teams operate across multi-state regions and focus on co-developing research and decision-support activities directly with communities and practitioners, emphasizing solutions that are grounded in real-world needs and shaped by local context.

A core theme of CAP is that adaptation is not only a technical problem but also a social process. The program places strong emphasis on building networks of people and institutions that can learn together and continuously apply both scientific information and local knowledge. CAP encourages collaborative approaches that bring together multiple knowledge sources and integrate across social science, physical science, and natural science. In addition to supporting practical adaptation work, CAP explicitly supports cutting-edge social science research on how climate change affects communities, what barriers and opportunities exist for adaptation, and how to engage inclusively and equitably with the people most affected by climate risks.

The opportunity highlights several pillars that guide CAP-funded efforts: regional relevance and local expertise, integrated scientific approaches, knowledge-to-action partnerships that translate research into usable decisions, and participation in a national network of resilience researchers and adaptation science specialists. The intent is to strengthen not just individual projects, but a broader community of practice that can share methods, tools, and lessons learned across regions.

Through this specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), CAP is soliciting applications for up to one new team in each of two targeted regions. The first region is the Upper Northeast, covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, western Massachusetts, and upstate New York. The second region is the Southeast, covering Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida. In practical terms, applicants should be prepared to demonstrate deep regional ties, credible partnerships with communities and decision-makers, and an approach that can operate effectively across state boundaries while remaining responsive to local priorities.

From the published opportunity details, the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, with an award ceiling of $1,100,000. The listing notes an expectation of 5 awards overall. The CFDA number associated with the program is 11.431, and the funding activity categories span areas such as environment, natural resources, education, community development, and research and development, reflecting the program's interdisciplinary and applied focus. Eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," indicating that eligibility can be broad but should be confirmed against the official eligibility language in the full NOFO. The opportunity was created on September 20, 2023, with an original closing date of February 5, 2024.

Additional background on the CAP program is available through NOAA at https://cpo.noaa.gov/Divisions-Programs/Climate-and-Societal-Interactions/CAP-RISA, which provides context on CAP's goals and how these regional partnerships function as part of a broader national resilience effort.

• The Department of Commerce in the business and commerce, community development, education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Climate Program Office (CPO), Climate Adaptation Partnerships Program FY2024" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.431.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 20, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 05, 2024. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,100,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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