2014 Pacific Islands Region Marine Turtle Recovery Program

Post Date

December 9th 2013

Application Due Date

February 15th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-NMFS-PIRO-2014-2003962

CFDA Number(s)

11.454

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, foreign institutions, foreign organizations, state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies and instrumentalities and their respective employees are not eligible to apply.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS) is soliciting competitive applications for the FY2014 Pacific Islands Region Marine Turtle Recovery Program to fund conservation, protection, or management actions supporting recovery of Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed sea turtle species occurring within the Pacific Islands Region (PIR) or of aggregations that may be shared between the PIR and other Pacific nations. NOAA/NMFS will consider internationally-based projects targeting sea turtle populations that originate from the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (i.e. from areas outside U.S. jurisdiction) but migrate through or forage within the PIR, are impacted by PIR activities managed by NOAA/NMFS, and projects that are otherwise relevant to NOAA/NMFS management and recovery obligations. The PIR is comprised of the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) adjacent to the State of Hawaii, U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIAs) of Jarvis, Johnston, Wake, Howland and Baker Islands, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra and Midway Atolls. Sea turtle species with documented linkages to the PIR include: leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), North and South Pacific loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Distinct Population Segments, olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and green turtle (Chelonia mydas).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Michele Pollard

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Office

• Agency Email Address:

  michele.pollard@noaa.gov