NOAA Omnibus Grants

NOAA has announced the availability of competitive grant funds for fiscal year 2004 (69, Federal Register, p. 6942, February 12). Several of NOAA's competitive grant offerings, such as the Coastal Services Center Technical Assistance for Coastal Managers Program, are available. The awards for this program will go to applicants who target the following five priorities: increasing coordination and planning between local land trusts, state agencies, and regional planning agencies; development of a nationally consistent inventory system for geospatial data at the state level; increasing education and research opportunities in the application of GIS and remote sensing technologies; incorporation of seagrass into the monitoring of the health of special management areas; pilot projects supporting the Data Management and Communications component of the Integrated Ocean Observing System. The application deadline is March 15, 2004. For more information, visit http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/%7Egrants/fbo/Omnibus_FRN_FY04.pdf.