Deadline Extended: Bipartisian Infrastructure Law Grand Opportunity for Marine Debris Removal

Deadline Extended:

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant Opportunity for Marine Debris Removal

COURTESY OF:

NOAA, Office of Response & Restoration, Marine Debris Program

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program is pleased to announce our Fiscal Year 2022 NOAA Marine Debris Removal notice of funding opportunity. Funding for this opportunity is provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The NOAA Marine Debris Program will award up to $56 million to fund projects that remove marine debris to benefit marine and Great Lakes habitats and communities. This competition focuses on two priorities: removing large marine debris and using proven interception technologies to capture marine debris throughout the coastal United States, Great Lakes, territories, and Freely Associated States.

The first priority will support partnerships for the development of large scale and high-value marine debris removal programs. These programs should focus on