The Department of Commerce’s NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program provides financial assistance for coral reef conservation projects in various U.S. locations. The grants focus on addressing fishing impacts, land-based pollution, climate change, and management issues. Applicants must align their proposals with established national and jurisdictional coral reef conservation goals. Projects require a 1:1 match of non-Federal funds, with an expected funding range of $800,000 to $1,000,000. The average grant size is approximately $50,000, with applicants encouraged to request between $30,000 and $80,000. The program aims to distribute funds evenly between the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic regions to ensure geographic balance.
Opportunity ID: 262589
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2015-2004207 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Coral Reef |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.482 — Coral Reef Conservation Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 20, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 07, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 07, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 06, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $80,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, commercial organizations, and local and Indian tribal government agencies are eligible to apply for funding under this funding category. U.S. federal, state, territory, and commonwealth governments and Regional Fishery Management Councils are not eligible to apply under this funding category. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| 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, 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 (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. Funding for this program is subject to the availability of FY 2015 Congressional appropriations and is expected to range between approximately $800,000 to approximately $1,000,000. Funding made available from NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program is intended to support priority coral reef management activities as described in Section I(B) of this Federal Funding Opportunity announcement. Funding will be divided among the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic regions to maintain the geographic balance of the CRCP Grant Program portfolio overall, as required by the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. NOAA expects that each applicant will request Federal funding at a funding level between $30,000 and $80,000 under this solicitation and that the average award size will be approximately $50,000. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Liz Fairey, NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, 14 Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910; Telephone: 301-427-8632, fax: 301-713-1594
Email:Liz.Fairey@noaa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 262589 Full Announcement-1 -> NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2015-2004207.LFairey.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Liz Fairey, NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, 14 Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910; Telephone: 301-427-8632, fax: 301-713-1594 Email: Liz.Fairey@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.482 | 2498380 | FY15 Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Coral Reef | PKG00203924 | Aug 20, 2014 | Jan 07, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
262589 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
262589 Project-1.1.pdf
262589 CD511-1.1.pdf
262589 Budget-1.1.pdf
262589 SF424B-1.1.pdf
262589 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
262589 Other-1.1.pdf
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