OpportunityTitle: 2009 CRCP Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to a natural resource   management agency in each U.S. State or Territory, or an appropriate   non-governmental agency in the case of the Freely Associated States,   with jurisdiction over and an ability to monitor the condition of coral   reefs, as designated by the respective governors or other applicable   senior jurisdictional official. Applicants from the Freely Associated   States must also provide a letter of support from their respective   officially-designated coral reef point of contact to ensure that the   proposed activities are coordinated with other ongoing coral reef   conservation efforts. NOAA is requesting proposals from Puerto Rico,   Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and   Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of   Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall   Islands. Federal agencies are not eligible for funding under this   Program. Furthermore, to be eligible for FY 2009 funding, applicants   previously receiving funds under this program must have made   significant progress implementing those tasks and met data submission   deadlines, including all performance and fiscal reporting requirements   and data transfers.
Description: The NOAA Coral Reef Monitoring Grant Program, as authorized under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, provides matching grants to Governor-appointed point of contact agencies for the jurisdictions of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Florida, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia (including Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, and Pohnpei), and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to support State and Territory Coral Reef Monitoring activities in these jurisdictions.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Application Download issues
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926
CloseDateExplanation: Preproposals due: 5 p.m. on EST November 14,   2008. Comments on preproposals provided to the applicants on January 9,   2009. Final proposals due: 5 p.m. EST on February 20, 2009.      Address for Submitting Proposals: Pre-applications must be sent to   coral.grants@noaa.gov or to Jenny Waddell, NOAA National Ocean Service,   N/SCI-1, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Final   applications must be submitted through www.grants.gov, unless an   applicant does not have Internet access. In that case, hard copies with   original signatures may be sent to: Jenny Waddell, NOAA National Ocean   Service, N/SCI-1, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.