FY24 Grants

Click on the link above for overall instructions and requirements for NOAA/NWS Grants for State, Territory, Tribal, and Local Government Tsunami Activities as prepared by the NWS Tsunami Program Office. The guidance was prepared on 10/09/19 and updated 12/21/21.

Allowable Activities and Project Narratives

• Allowable and non-allowable activities
• FY24 Grant Project Narrative Template (for Prime Grantee, Word file)

• Tribe, Local Government, or Quasi-Government Project Narrative Template

Budget Workbooks (Spreadsheets)

• FY24 Prime Applicant Grant Budget Excel Template for Prime applicant.
• FY24 Subaward Budget Excel Template for Subawards from Prime applicant. Applies to any eligible subaward participant (Tribe, Local Government, University, Quasi-Government entity)  
• Instructions for using Prime and Subaward Budget spreadsheets (workbooks)  

• FY24 Grant Budget Explanation  -- a Word file to provide additional explanation about budget items where necessary.

Documents and Information Applicable for pre-Applications

• Pre-Application self-evaluation checklist  
• FY24 NTHMP Partner Pre-Application Endorsement Form  
• Meeting travel standardized estimator  

• FY24 Grantee NEPA/Historical Review Checklist 

Instructions and Explanations

• Instructions for using the Excel Budget spreadsheets for Prime applicant and Subawards.  
• Instructions for requesting work from NOAA entities modeling by PMEL or DEMs by NCEI
• Grant Application Process for Local Governments and Tribes
• Subrecipient and contractor determinations  explanation of the difference between a Subawardee and a Contract recipient
• Object Class Definitions  
• Participant Cost explanation (includes information about applying indirect cost rates)
• NOAA Budget Narrative Guidance   

• Department of Commerce Financial Assistant Standard Terms and Conditions