Office of Research

Career Connect Washington NOAA Coastal Climate Resilience Program Builder

Limited Submissions

The Employment Security Department (ESD), through Career Connect Washington, seeks qualified organizations and partnerships to serve as Program Builders for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (CRRC). Selected Program Builders will develop, expand, or enhance Career Explore, Career Prep, or Career Launch programs that help build coastal resilience pathways and prepare Washington residents for climate resilience and adaptation work. Program Builders will work with employers, education and training partners, community-based organizations, Tribal partners, workforce partners, and/or other regional and sector collaborators to design career-connected learning programs aligned with Washington’s climate adaptation workforce needs.

Application Instructions

Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Monday, September 21, 2026. Late pre-proposals will not be considered. A notice of intent to bid is due to the sponsor on 9/29/2026 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

RFP #2026-02

Deadlines
09/21/2026 UW Internal Deadline Open
09/29/2026 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD)

Funding amount

$200,000

Maximum Number of Applications

3 (one Career Explore proposal, one Career Prep proposal, and/or one Career Launch proposal)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.