Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA)

NOAA CPO RISA — Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments

Supports regional teams and decision-makers through climate resilience and preparedness cooperation.

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The FY 2026 Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO number NOAA-OAR-CPO-2026-33094, CFDA 11.431) solicits proposals from research teams in each of nine defined U.S. regions: Alaska, Great Lakes, Intermountain West, Lower Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Islands, Pacific Northwest, South Atlantic, and South Central. Each team must partner with local governments, emergency management agencies, utilities, ports, and community planners to produce and deliver decision-relevant climate risk information directly to regional stakeholders. A maximum of one team per region may receive funding. The optional letter of intent deadline was May 13, 2026 and the full application deadline is June 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Competition Manager Sean Bath (oar.cpo.risa@noaa.gov) and Grants Specialist Kathleen Palermo (kathleen.palermo@noaa.gov) are the program contacts.

Award instruments are cooperative agreements, meaning NOAA's Climate Program Office actively co-manages project scope and expects quarterly engagement. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, universities, and research institutions; for-profit entities and individuals are not eligible. All applications must be submitted via Grants.gov only — no email, fax, or hard copy submissions are accepted except in documented cases of no internet access. Applicants must hold an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity Identifier, which can take two to three weeks to obtain.

RISA teams are long-running regional partnerships — the program has funded regionally embedded teams for over two decades — so competitive proposals must demonstrate existing relationships with the decision-maker community in the target RISA region and a credible plan to sustain those relationships throughout the award period. The full NOFO PDF (available at the CPO website) contains award amounts, page limits, scoring criteria, and required forms including SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, and CD-511.