NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE & DATA INFORMATION

SERVICE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTES

Directors’ MeetingJune 2, 2005

Michael J. Nelson, DirectorNOAA Grants Management Division

Marilyn Moll, Program ManagerNESDIS Cooperative Institutes

NOAA Grants Management NOAA’s Grants Management Division supports

NOAA's mission by reviewing solicitations for applications, processing applications, negotiating awards, managing administrative and financial aspects of awards, monitoring progress against expenditures, resolving audit problems, and closing out awards when the projects are completed.

Grants Management Division sponsors workshops and training sessions for recipients/applicants and Federal program officials to keep the NOAA grants community current on procedures and requirements relating to grants and cooperative agreements.

NESDIS STATUTORY AUTHORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE 15 U.S.C. 313 – authority to conduct weather research 15 U.S.C. 1540 – authority to aid scientific/educational

activities to foster public understanding of NOAA 15 U.S.C. 2901 et. seq – authority to award Federal

assistance for climate related activities 33 U.S.C. 883d – authority to conduct investigations

and research in geophysical sciences (including geodesy, oceanography, seismology and geomagnetism)

33 U.S.C. 1442 – authority to conduct research on ocean ecosystems

49 U.S.C. 44720(b) – authority to promote and develop meteorological science and foster and support research projects in meteorology through the use of private and government research facilities

Discretionary Funding

Competitive Awards Announced in a Federal Register Notice and

Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)

Non-Competitive Awards Internal sole source (non-competitive)

justification

Soft EarMark Awards Found in House, Senate, Conference reports

Institutional Awards Long term partnerships with NOAA

Discretionary Funding Competitive Awards Omnibus Notice

Published 2x a year on/around June 30 and Dec 31

Proactive approach to spreading the workload Programs identified are based on President’s

Budget/House/Senate/Conference marks Due to be published on June 30, 2005

Stand Alone FRNs

www.Grants.gov to find and apply

Discretionary FundingNon-Competitive

Non-Competitive Awards

Project must fall outside of competitive program

Requires non-competitive justification and three merit reviews

Noncompetitive Awards - Six exceptions to competition are permitted on a case-by-case basis subject to Grants Officer approval.

Discretionary FundingSoft Earmarks and Institutional Soft Earmark Awards

Congressional add-ons to NOAA’s budget

Located in the House, Senate or Conference report but do not have the force and effect of the law

Three merit reviews required

Institutional Awards Long standing partnerships with NOAA and

most were initially awarded after an open competition in the Federal Register

Discretionary Funding Institutional Awards Proposed NOAA Policy and Process for Creating

and Managing Cooperative Institutes Published in Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 44 /

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Long-term partnerships Joint/Cooperative Institutes Sea Grant Program National Undersea Program

Program reviews required at least once every 5 years

Non-Discretionary Funding

Congressionally-Mandated or Hard Earmark Funds

Statutory authority is the basis for making awards with non-discretionary funds.

Two types: Limited by Statute (Formula based or

Allocation) Mandated by Statute (Congressionally-

mandated). Recipient specifically named and for which funds may be set aside in an appropriations act.

Grants Management DivisionInternal Deadlines Planning is a key element for submissions:

NOAA operating under performance measures that are based on the FRN deadline or the date of the signed appropriations (FY05 Signed Dec. 8, 2004)

Must adhere to deadlines for submission as identified in the Federal Register Notice or other announcement to be considered under a competitive program.

Timely submission requirements established by Program Office for other types of funding

May 8 June 30

NOAA GRANT PROFILES20 YEAR GRANTS HISTORY BY FEDERAL

SHARE

$0

$200

$400

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$1,2001985

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2004

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ions)

FY04 - $971.9M

NOAA FY 2004FEDERAL FUNDING BY TYPE

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Discretionary Funding Non-Discretionary Funding

Grant Awards (1501) Grant Dollars ($971.9M)

218

(15%

)

184

(12%

)

138

(9%

) 228

(15%

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17 (1

%)

$129

M (1

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$107

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1%)

716

(48%

)$2

79M

(29%

)

$186

M (1

9%)

$174

M (1

8%)

$95M

(10%

)

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NOAA FY 2004 FEDERAL FUNDING BY GRANTEE TYPE

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$200,000

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Thousands

Grant Awards (1501) Grant Dollars ($971.9M)

698

(47%

)

285

(19%

)

22 (1

%) 12

5 (8

%)

371

(25%

)

State

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fit Other

$346

M (3

6%)

$195

M (2

0%)

$14M

(2%

)

$65M

(7%

)

$349

M (3

6%)

NOAA’s STRATEGIC PLAN 2005 – 2010

VisionAn informed society that uses a

comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere to

make the best social and economic decisions

EcosystemsProtect, restore & manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through

an ecosystems approach to

management

ClimateUnderstand climate

variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond

Weather and Water

Serve society’s needs for weather

and water information

Commerce and Transportation

Support the Nation’s

commerce with info for safe, efficient &

environmentally sound

transportation

Ensuring Sound, State-of-the-Art

Research

Promoting Environmental

Literacy

Drivers

Leading International

Activities

Supporting NOAA’sMission

Provide Critical Support

for NOAA’s Mission

Developing, Valuing, and Sustaining a

World-Class Workforce

MissionTo understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and conserve

and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation's

economic, social, and environmental needs

Strategic Goals

Cross-Cutting Priorities

Integrating Global Environmental

Observation and Data Management

http://www.spo.noaa.gov/noaastratplanning.htm

$380,900$255,500

$1,382,000

$372,500

$1,360,100Weather & Water

Climate

Ecosystems

Commerce and Transportation

Mission Support

Total: $3.75 billion

2004 NOAA BUDGET BY GOAL(in thousands)

Weather & Water

Commerce and Transportation

Mission Support

$732,770

Climate$134,394

$69,881

$17,215 $17,697

Ecosystems

Total: $972 million (26%)

FY 2004 GRANT AWARDS BY GOAL

(in Thousands)

The Grants.gov Program… Is a cross-agency E-Government initiative, spanning

900 grants programs and over $350 billion in annual awards

Will produce a simple, unified “storefront” for all customers of Federal grants to electronically

Find grant opportunities Apply for grants Manage grants

Is an E-Government initiative, covering all 26 Federal grant making agencies and is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Grants.gov provides robust functionality… For Grantors

Post available grant opportunities Post related application packages Retrieve application packages Assign tracking numbers

For the Grant Community Search for available grant opportunities and

related application packages Download application packages Complete application packages offline Submit completed application packages Track the status of submitted applications

WHAT IS GRANTS ONLINE?NOAA Grants Administration

Development and publication of Federal Register Notice and Federal Funding Opportunities

Grants Application Administration Automated retrieval and distribution of

applications Application review and selection Preparation of award materials

Grant Award Processing Award document preparation Clearances through multiple DOC and NOAA

offices

WHAT IS GRANTS ONLINE?NOAA Recipient Grants Management

Award Management Recipient Acceptance of Award

Agreement to terms of award documents Reporting

Financial Reports Project Progress Reports

Award Maintenance Award Action Requests and Approvals

No Cost Extensions (Regular and Expanded Authorities)

Change in scope of work Other

Corporate unified grant processing & administration

Gives NOAA a direct interface with Grants.gov, a mandated Public Law 106/107 initiative

Provide NOAA corporate standard business processes that contribute to efficient and effective use of Grants Management resources.

NOAA Project Goals

What will Grants Online Deliver?

Mail,paper

handling,/ per grant

Data Entry per Grant

(includes data validation, repair

and re-keying)

Data Entry for all Grants in FY

03(includes data

validation, repair and re-keying)

30 days 17.25 hours 3,247 days

Mail / Paper Handling

Data Entryper grant(automated validation,

no re-keying)

Data Entry for all Grants

(automated validation,

no re-keying)

0* 2.2 hours 414 days

Paper Process

NOAACorporateProcessusing Grants Online

* If applicant uses Grants.gov.

Grants.gov“Find and Apply”

Grants OnlineNOAA Grants Processing

Applicants

Recipients

GeneralPublic

NOAA

With Grants Online and Grants.gov,NOAA’s Grant Community can work

together more efficiently

NOAA’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Public Law 108 – 199

NOAA Cooperative Institute’s Policy Draft

Cooperative Institute’s Formal Reviews

Annual and Semi-Annual Progress Reports

Cooperative Institute Other Discussion Topics

For More Information

www.Grants.gov – Register for Grant Opportunity Notifications

www.NOAA.gov – Access NOAA Program Information & Upcoming Grant Training Conferences

Michael.Nelson@noaa.gov

Marilyn.Moll@noaa.gov