OpportunityTitle: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2016
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are NERRS lead state agencies or universities in coastal states including the Pacific, Gulf, Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes. Eligible applicants should meet requirements as stated in the NERRS regulations codified at 15 C.F.R. Part 921, which are available online at http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov.
Description: The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS or System) consists of estuarine areas of the United States and its territories designated and managed for research and educational purposes. Each Reserve within the system is chosen to represent a different bio-geographic region and to include a variety of ecosystem types in accordance with the classification scheme of the national program as specified in 15 C.F.R. Part 921. By funding designated Reserve agencies and universities to conduct land acquisition and construction projects that support the NERRS mission, NOAA will strengthen protection of key land and water areas, enhance long-term protection of Reserve areas for research and education, and provide for facility and exhibit construction that meet the highest sustainable design standards possible. NOAA anticipates approximately $1.7 million in Fiscal Year 2016 will be available to designated lead Reserve agencies or universities in coastal states for approximately 1-10 construction and acquisition projects, from approximately $20,000 to $800,000 each and with project periods typically covering 12-36 months, depending on the availability of funds.
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GrantorContactText: Nina Garfield, program coordinator, at NOAA/Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, SSMC4, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD  20910 or via phone: 301-563-1171, email: contact Nina.Garfield@noaa.gov. The program website can be accessed at coast.noaa.gov.  or Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 or at Erica.Seiden@noaa.gov.