Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RCE 17 002
The RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program is a U.S. Department of the Treasury grant opportunity created under the RESTORE Act (Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012, Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141). The program is funded through the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which receives 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, specifically penalties paid after July 6, 2012. Those funds are deposited into the Trust Fund and invested, and the RESTORE Act then distributes money through five different components. This particular notice is only for the Centers of Excellence component, not the other RESTORE Act funding streams.
The core purpose of this opportunity is to establish one or more Centers of Excellence through a competitive grant process. Rather than funding general restoration projects or broad national research, these awards are meant to build or support research centers that focus specifically on the Gulf Coast region. Awards are made as competitive subawards to nongovernmental entities, and the notice explicitly includes institutions of higher education among the eligible types of entities that can host or operate these Centers of Excellence. The intent is to create concentrated, sustained research capacity that can generate practical knowledge, tools, and data supporting long-term environmental recovery and resilient economic development across the Gulf.
Funded work must be research-based and must be focused on the Gulf Coast region, with activities falling into at least one of five defined discipline areas. First is coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration, and protection, including solutions and technologies that help people live safely and sustainably in Gulf Coast delta environments. Second is coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring, supporting understanding of ecosystem conditions, trends, and recovery needs. Third is offshore energy development, with an emphasis on research and technology that improve the sustainability and safety of energy resource development in the Gulf of Mexico. Fourth is sustainable and resilient growth, including economic and commercial development that can endure environmental change and future shocks. Fifth is comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico, which supports baseline data collection, tracking changes over time, and improving the scientific foundation for decision-making.
Administratively, this opportunity is a discretionary grant (meaning awards are competitive rather than formula-based) offered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the RESTORE Act Program. The Funding Opportunity Number is GR-RCE-17-002 and the CFDA number listed is 21.015. The funding activity is categorized under environment, natural resources, science and technology, and other research and development. Eligible applicants include state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and nonprofits that do not have 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The notice lists an award ceiling of $6,273,650. The opportunity record shows a closing date of December 11, 2017, and a creation date of July 17, 2017, indicating this was a specific competitive cycle under the broader RESTORE Act framework.
In practical terms, this program is designed to turn settlement penalty dollars into sustained Gulf-focused research capacity by funding Centers of Excellence that can produce science, monitoring, mapping, and applied research outputs aligned with restoration, ecosystem health, safer offshore energy practices, and long-term regional resilience.Apply for GR RCE 17 002
- The U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 21.015.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-07-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-12-11. (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 $6,273,650.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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