The Department of Commerce’s NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program offers matching grants to various organizations for coral reef conservation projects in U.S. coral reef ecosystems. Projects must focus on areas such as American Samoa, Florida, Hawaii, and more, addressing issues like Fishing Impacts, Pollution, Climate Change, and Management. The grants support initiatives aligning with Coral Reef Conservation Program goals and objectives. Applicants must adhere to specific guidelines outlined in the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement. The closing date for proposals is January 11, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 288521
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NOS-OCM-2017-2005011 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY17 Coral Reef Conservation Program, Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.482 — Coral Reef Conservation Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 06, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 10, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $80,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
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, 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | 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 § 200.64, 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 |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please 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 East West Highway, SSMC3, 14224, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
Email:Liz.Fairey@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 288521 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FFO – NOAA-NOS-OCM-2017-2005011.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | 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 East West Highway, SSMC3, 14224, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. 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 | 2619390 | FY17 Coral Reef Conservation Program, Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grants | PKG00227747 | Sep 06, 2016 | Jan 11, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
288521 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
288521 Project-1.1.pdf
288521 CD511-1.1.pdf
288521 Budget-1.1.pdf
288521 SF424B-1.1.pdf
288521 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
288521 Other-1.1.pdf
288521 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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