Fwd: Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals Now Open
Mathew Biddle - NOAA Federal
"This RFP seeks engagement projects that unlock and mobilize ocean biodiversity knowledge for action and decision-making in three regions—Chesapeake Bay, Mobile Bay, and Puget Sound."
From: Gabrielle Canonico - NOAA Federal <gabrielle...@noaa.gov>
Date: Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Subject: Fwd: Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals Now Open
To: _NOS US MBON <us....@noaa.gov>
From: Emily Knight <ekn...@blueconvergence.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Subject: Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals Now Open
To: Grants - Blue Convergence Fund <Gra...@blueconvergence.org>
Cc: Jason Landrum <Jlan...@blueconvergence.org>, Emily Knight <ekn...@blueconvergence.org>
Hello,
Thank you to all who participated in our public listening sessions, Request for Information, and for all the individual and small-group scoping meetings to provide input. We are excited to announce an open Request for Proposals (RFP) as part of Blue Convergence Fund’s Ocean Biodiversity program. Blue Convergence Fund is a grantmaking non-profit dedicated to advancing ocean and coastal sustainability by turning knowledge into action through funding initiatives that are grounded in community needs. You can learn more about BCF here and sign-up for our newsletter here.
This RFP seeks engagement projects that unlock and mobilize ocean biodiversity knowledge for action and decision-making in three regions—Chesapeake Bay, Mobile Bay, and Puget Sound. Projects should prioritize relationship-building, knowledge exchange, synthesis, and translation that lead to products or processes that help communities work with decision-makers to improve management and policy.
The RFP outlines the opportunity in detail. We will hold an Informational Webinar about the RFP on Wednesday, March 4 at 2pm ET/1pm ET/11am PT. This event will be recorded.
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Request for Proposals document is available here.
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Informational Webinar registration here.
Proposals are due noon ET/11am CT/9am PT on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. For questions about the RFP, email us at gra...@blueconvergence.org. We encourage you to share this announcement with anyone who may be interested.
Best, Emily and Jason
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