Opportunity ID: 299554

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-OCM-2018-2005474
Funding Opportunity Title: Public-Private Partnership for Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris Programs
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 11.482 — Coral Reef Conservation Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 19, 2017
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Feb 28, 2018
Current Closing Date for Applications: Feb 28, 2018
Archive Date: Mar 30, 2018
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $800,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible funding applicants are limited to non-profit organizations. Applicants should have demonstrated experience in coral reef conservation and marine debris issues, as well as the organizational and administrative resources necessary to administer merit-based competitive grant programs, to be competitive. Refer to the Evaluation Criteria in Section V.

Federal agencies and employees are not allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners and may contribute resources or in-kind goods or services. Federal agencies’ and employees’ ‘in-kind’ services cannot be considered as part of an applicant’s match on shared costs unless authorized by a specific legal authority. If federal agencies are collaborators, applicants are expected to provide detail on the planned level of federal engagement in the application. Examples might include, but are not limited to partnership services; serving in a review capacity; or participating in priority task teams, working groups, or leadership teams.

DOC/NOAA supports cultural and gender diversity and encourages women and minority individuals and groups to submit applications to this program. In addition, DOC/NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas. DOC/NOAA encourages applications involving any of the above institutions to apply.

The lead applicant on any proposal will be responsible for ensuring that allocated funds are used for the purposes of, and in a matter consistent with this program, including any funds awarded to an eligible sub-awardee.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Commerce
Description: The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for a single cooperative agreement to implement the public-private partnership with both the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) as authorized in the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) and the NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) as authorized in the Marine Debris Act (MDA) (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.). The public-private partnership provides a mechanism for NOAA to collaborate with a single external non-Federal partner in order to promote investment in coral reef and marine conservation efforts, marine debris prevention, and removal of derelict fishing gear, in the U.S. and abroad. The public-private partnership involves administration of subawards made through multiple competitions including the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, which was established by statute to leverage NOAA CRCP resources with investments made by private donors, foundations and other Federal government agencies. Funding awarded through the partnership is intended to provide support for priority coral reef conservation projects, administration of the Fishing for Energy partnership, and marine debris prevention and removal of derelict fishing gear projects. Eligible applicants for this public-private partnership are limited to non-profit organizations. Applicants should have significant experience working in partnership with NOAA program offices to be competitive.
Funding for this program is subject to the availability of Fiscal Year 2018 and future appropriations and other programmatic considerations and is expected to range between approximately $800,000 and approximately $2,000,000 per year.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Craig Reid

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, N/ORM1

Silver Spring, MD 20910

301-533-0783

craig.a.reid@noaa.gov

Email:craig.a.reid@noaa.gov

Version History

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Folder 299554 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NOS-OCM-2018-2005474 Full Announcement.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Craig Reid
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, N/ORM1
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-533-0783
craig.a.reid@noaa.gov

Email: craig.a.reid@noaa.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
11.482 2702194 Public-Private Partnership for Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris Programs PKG00237156 Dec 19, 2017 Feb 28, 2018 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

299554 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

299554 Project-1.1.pdf

299554 CD511-1.1.pdf

299554 Budget-1.1.pdf

299554 SF424B-1.1.pdf

299554 SF424A-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

299554 Other-1.1.pdf

299554 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

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