Grants Management Division

The purpose of the Grants Management Division (GMD) is to support NOAA's mission by reviewing solicitations for applications, processing applications, negotiating awards, managing administrative and financial aspects of awards, monitoring progress against expenditures, resolving audit problems, and closing out awards when the projects are completed. Grants Management Division sponsors workshops and training sessions for recipients and program officials to keep the NOAA grants community current on procedures and requirements relating to grants and cooperative agreements.

In fiscal year 2006 GMD processed 1,931 awards to support research and conservation initiatives coordinated by state and local governments, non-profits, and colleges and universities. GMD awarded funds totaling $1.036 billion to over 300 recipients. That's more than 25% of NOAA's annual budget committed to making progress in understanding the link between our global economy and our planet's environment.