FY17 Coral Reef Conservation Program, Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grants
The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program, 16 USC §§ 6401-6409, provides matching grants of financial assistance through the Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grant program to institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, and local (as defined at 2 CFR §
20 0. 64, which includes counties, municipalities, and cities) and Indian tribal government agencies.
These awards are intended to support coral reef conservation projects in shallow water coral reef ecosystems, including reefs at mesophotic depths, in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and coral-dominated banks in the U. S. portions of the Gulf of Mexico.
Projects may be proposed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the U. S. Pacific Remote Island Areas, but these locations are not considered geographic priorities under this announcement.
Proposals submitted to this competition must address at least one of the following four categories:
1) Fishing Impacts; 2) Land-Based Sources of Pollution; 3) Climate Change; and 4) Local and Emerging Management Issues.
Each category is described in more detail in the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement.
All proposed work must be consistent with Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) National Goals and Objectives 2010-2015
These awards are intended to support coral reef conservation projects in shallow water coral reef ecosystems, including reefs at mesophotic depths, in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and coral-dominated banks in the U. S. portions of the Gulf of Mexico.
Projects may be proposed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the U. S. Pacific Remote Island Areas, but these locations are not considered geographic priorities under this announcement.
Proposals submitted to this competition must address at least one of the following four categories:
1) Fishing Impacts; 2) Land-Based Sources of Pollution; 3) Climate Change; and 4) Local and Emerging Management Issues.
Each category is described in more detail in the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement.
All proposed work must be consistent with Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) National Goals and Objectives 2010-2015
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, and local (as defined at 2 C.F.R.
§ 200.64, which includes counties, municipalities, and cities) and Indian tribal government agencies are eligible to apply for funding under this funding category.
U. S. federal agencies, state, territory, and commonwealth governments and Regional Fishery Management Councils are not eligible to apply under this funding announcement, as NOAA funds their coral reef work in separate programs.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
For administrative or technical questions regarding this announcement, contact the competition manager: Liz Fairey. She can be reached by phone at 301-427- 8632, by fax at 301-713-1594, by email at Liz.Fairey@noaa.gov or by mail at: Liz Fairey, NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, 1315 Eas
Agency Email Description:
Work
Agency Email:
Liz.Fairey@noaa.gov
Date Posted:
2016-09-06
Application Due Date:
2017-01-11
Archive Date:
2017-02-10
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