FY12 Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grants

Post Date

August 24th 2011

Application Due Date

November 1st 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2012-2003014

CFDA Number(s)

11.482

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

15

Eligibility Categories

Other

Institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, commercial organizations, and local and Indian tribal government agencies

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $30000 - $100000

Grant Description

The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program, as authorized under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, provides matching grants of financial assistance through the Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grant program to institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, commercial organizations, and local 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 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 (PRIA), 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. These categories are described in more detail in the full Federal Funding Opportunity announcement. All proposed work should be consistent with the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) National Goals and Objectives 2010-2015 (http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/strategy/currentgoals/resources/3threats_go.pdf) and/or the relevant Jurisdictional Coral Reef Management Priorities (http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/strategy/reprioritization/managementpriorities) developed for each of the seven states and territories. Proposals selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through a grant and will require a 1:1 match of non-Federal funds. Approximately $500,000 is expected to be available for this competition in FY 2012. Funding will be divided among the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic regions to maintain the geographic balance of the Grant Program overall, as required by the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. NOAA will not accept proposals with a budget under $30,000 or over $100,000 under this solicitation. It is expected that the average award size will be $50,000.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Jenny Waddell, HQTR Route: N/ORM1, BLDG: SSMC4
  1305 EAST WEST HWY, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
  telephone: 301-713-3155

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Program Officer Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  Jenny.Waddell@noaa.gov