Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NOS IOOS 2017 2005149
The FY2017 Ocean Technology Transition Project (OTT) is a NOAA-funded grant opportunity under the Department of Commerce that aims to speed up the shift of promising ocean observing technologies from research settings into real-world, sustained operations. It sits within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), a national and regional partnership that delivers observations, data, tools, and forecasts for oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes. The broader purpose of IOOS is to support public safety, strengthen economic activity tied to marine and coastal conditions, and protect environmental resources by improving how conditions are monitored and predicted.
The central goal of this opportunity is to reduce the "Research to Operations" timeline by investing in technologies that are already beyond early research and are ready for the practical work required to become operational. In this announcement, "technology" is interpreted broadly. It includes physical observing equipment such as ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes sensors, as well as information technology that supports data management, data visualization, and model transition. It can also include platform enhancements and modernization efforts that make observing systems more reliable, maintainable, and usable over the long term. Rather than funding basic research, the program is focused on the final transitional steps that turn a strong prototype or demonstrated capability into something that can be routinely operated and integrated into IOOS-style observing and data delivery frameworks.
Projects are expected to address persistent or emerging challenges in coastal observing, product development, and data management, using technology-based solutions that are either new or meaningfully improved versions of existing tools. A major emphasis is placed on real operational commitment: proposals need to involve demonstrated operators who will integrate the technology into long-term use and who agree to open data sharing. In other words, this is not just about building a device or software tool; it is about ensuring there is a credible pathway for it to be adopted, supported, and used consistently in an operational context where the resulting data and outputs can be shared and reused.
The funding is specifically intended for transitional activities that are often the hardest to support through typical research programs, such as system integration, testing, validation, and verification. These are the steps required to prove a technology works reliably outside the lab, meets performance requirements, can be integrated with existing observing and data systems, and can be sustained as part of routine operations. The announcement also makes clear what it will not support: it will not provide funding simply to continue projects that were already funded under prior OTT awards, signaling an interest in moving new or distinct transition efforts forward rather than extending existing OTT-funded work.
Administratively, this opportunity was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement under CFDA 11.012. The funding opportunity number is NOAA NOS IOOS 2017 2005149. NOAA anticipated making around five awards, with an award ceiling listed at $6,000,000. The notice was created on January 18, 2017, with an original application deadline of March 20, 2017. Eligibility is summarized as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, implying that applicants could include a range of organization types as defined in the complete eligibility section rather than being limited to a single category like universities or state governments.Apply for NOAA NOS IOOS 2017 2005149
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2017 Ocean Technology Transition Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.012.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 18, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 20, 2017. (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 $6,000,000.00 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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