OpportunityTitle: International Coral
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include institutions of higher   education, U.S. and international non-profit organizations, and   commercial organizations. U.S. federal agencies and individuals are not   eligible. For specific country eligibility per category, please refer   to individual category descriptions in Section V of the Federal Funding   Opportunity. The proposed work must be conducted at a non-U.S. site.   Eligible countries are defined as follows: The Wider Caribbean includes   the 37 States and territories that border the marine environment of the   Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the areas of the Atlantic Ocean   adjacent thereto, and Brazil and Bermuda, but excluding areas under   U.S. jurisdiction. The South Pacific Region includes South Pacific   Regional Environment Program&apos;s Pacific island countries and   territories, including the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of   Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, but excluding U.S.   territories and four developed country members. South Asia includes   India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Southeast   Asia Region includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,   Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. The Western   Indian Ocean Region includes Comoros, France (La Reunion), Kenya,   Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, the United Republic of   Tanzania, and South Africa. The Red Sea Region includes five member   countries of the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the   Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA): Djibouti, Egypt,   Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Description: The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program, as authorized under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, provides matching grants of financial assistance for international coral reef conservation projects. The Program solicits proposals under four funding categories: (1) Promote Watershed Management in the Wider Caribbean, Brazil, and Bermuda; (2) Support Planning for Effective Marine Protected Area Management; (3) Encourage the Development of National Networks of Marine Protected Areas in the Wider Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific; and (4) Promote Regional Socio-Economic Training and Monitoring in Coral Reef Management in the Wider Caribbean, Brazil, Bermuda, the Western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the South Pacific, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Each funding category has specific applicant and project eligibility criteria.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Application Download issues
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926
CloseDateExplanation: Pre-applications must be received by NOAA by   5 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, on Monday, November 3, 2008. Final   applications must be received by NOAA by 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, on   Friday, February. 13, 2009.