NA26NOSX012C0010
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
NERACOOS AND OUR PARTNERS WILL OPERATE THE IOOS REGIONAL COASTAL OBSERVING SYSTEM FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND THROUGH THE GULF OF MAINE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN SERVICE OF THE PRIORITY THEMES THAT GUIDE OUR WORK: NATIONAL SECURITY, MARITIME SAFETY, COASTAL PREPAREDNESS, STRONG ECONOMIES, AND OCEAN LIFE. WE WILL SUSTAIN OPERATION OF OUR LONG-RUNNING FOUNDATIONAL OBSERVING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY THE NETWORK OF METOCEAN AND ECOSYSTEM BUOYS, COMPLEMENTED BY A GLIDER MISSION, HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR STATIONS, FISHING VESSEL-BASED SENSORS, AND COASTAL SENSORS, ALONG WITH INNOVATIONS AND EXPANSIONS DEVELOPED IN RECENT YEARS FOCUSED ON COASTAL RESILIENCE, ZOOPLANKTON, HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, SOUNDSCAPES, ENVIRONMENTAL DNA, AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY. NEW PROGRAMMATIC POSITIONS AT NERACOOS THAT HAVE ACCOMPANIED THESE INNOVATIONS AND EXPANSIONS STRENGTHEN OUR GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM AND SUBSTANTIALLY DEEPEN ACTIVITIES WITHIN OUR ENGAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM. OUR MODELING AND ANALYSIS SUBSYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY, RESOLUTION, AND TYPES OF FORECASTS MADE AVAILABLE TO END-USERS, WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH NOAA PARTNERS IN SUPPORT OF THE NOS MODELING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. OUR DATA MANAGEMENT AND CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE SUBSYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN CONSISTENT AND RELIABLE DATA INTEGRATION, QA/QC, ACCESSIBILITY, AND DELIVERY, WHILE IMPROVING EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY, AND REACH THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MACHINE LEARNING, AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.
Funding Goals
TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO COLLECT, MONITOR AND DISSEMINATE MARINE ENVIRONMENT DATA IN AN INTEROPERABLE, RELIABLE, TIMELY AND USER-SPECIFIED MANNER BY LEVERAGING FEDERAL, REGIONAL AND PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire
038012875
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Northeastern Regional Association Of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems was awarded
IOOS Coastal Observing System: Enhancing Data Management
Cooperative Agreement NA26NOSX012C0010
worth $4,399,698
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in September 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Portsmouth New Hampshire United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.012 Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2026 Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/30/26
Period of Performance
9/1/26
Start Date
8/31/31
End Date
Funding Split
$4.4M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA26NOSX012C0010
SAI Number
NA26NOSX012C0010-000
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
1305N2 DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
Funding Office
1333BM INTERAGENCY METEOROLOGICAL COORDINATION OFFICE
Awardee UEI
P168AJDL3M77
Awardee CAGE
5P4J3
Performance District
NH-01
Senators
Jeanne Shaheen
Margaret Hassan
Margaret Hassan
Modified: 9/30/26