NOAA Offers International Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreements Grant

Priority will be given to regional organizations that work in multiple countries and have a working relationship and demonstrated experience working with the local government authorities that manage the marine areas addressed. Priority will be given to those competitive pre- and final applications that propose working effectively in more than two countries. In the case of Samoa and the Southwest Pacific, one country must be independent Samoa. Applicants must describe their past experience in the selected sites or countries and whether there are any environmental conservation agreements in place with the local partners and government authorities. Pre- and final applications that propose work across multiple regions (for ex., the Southwest Pacific) are eligible to apply; in these instances, the application must demonstrate that the two or more countries in which work is proposed can be grouped legitimately based on existing regional networks, agreements, and/or existing coral reef conservation activities.

Specific country eligibility is limited to:

1. The following Non-US countries and territories of the Wider Caribbean: Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Mexico, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Turks and Caicos Islands. For eligible MPA sites in each country, please refer to above Section B. Program Priorities.

2. The Southwest Pacific: independent Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Nauru. Priority will be given to work conducted in independent Samoa, particularly work that contributes to independent Samoa’s engagement in the Two Samoa’s Initiative.