FY22 NOAA Ocean Exploration Competitive Grant Program Fiscal Report FY22 NOFO Competitive Grant Program Fiscal Report

Through the annual ocean exploration competitive funding opportunity (program authority 33 USC 3403(a)), NOAA Ocean Exploration solicits and funds projects that advance ocean exploration, technology, and maritime heritage. These funding opportunities have supported more than 396 lab-based and/or expedition-based projects since its inception in 2001. Throughout its history, NOAA Ocean Exploration’s competitive grant program has supported over 495 entities and 217 principal investigators (PIs). This report highlights NOAA Ocean Exploration’s Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) funding opportunity and provides select summary data for prior funding years (FY18-22) to demonstrate trends.