OpportunityTitle: Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Capacity-Building Partnerships
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants include non-profit and non-governmental organizations, institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations that have demonstrated expertise and experience in supporting coral reef management in U.S. states and territories.
Description: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Award funding ceiling has been increased and due date delayed as of 1/27/2022Pursuant to Section 6403 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (CRCA), 16 U.S.C. 6401-6409, and pending federal appropriations, CRCP funding of approximately $1,000,000 is expected to be available for initiating partnership(s) with up to ten organizations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. CRCP will consider funding a single proposal that includes support for all seven coral reef states and territories and/or several proposals in the Pacific Islands (benefitting Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and/or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), the Atlantic/Caribbean region (benefitting Florida, Puerto Rico, and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the national priorities, or any combination thereof. Some international work may be proposed using non-federal matching funds provided the scope is similar to domestic activities and clearly linked, but will not be prioritized. It is expected that a minimum of one project, but not more than two projects, will be selected to benefit each jurisdiction in any combination of proposals. Applications may propose work plans of one or two years (12 or 24 months), in conformance with the requirements of Section IV of this announcement, and may at most request $90,000 per year, per state or territory, depending on how many of the seven coral states and territories will benefit from the proposed project(s); and up to $150,000 per year for a national capacity-building project. Based on the number of projects proposed, applications are expected to be within the range of $50,000 to $750,000 per year. As required by the CRCA, recipients are required to match NOAA&apos;s Federal contributions with non-federal matching contributions at a minimum ratio of 1:1, unless the applicant requests and is granted a waiver to the matching requirement by the agency. Funding after the first year generally depends on future Congressional appropriations, NOAA/CRCP priorities, and recipient performance in the first year of the award.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: craig.a.reid@noaa.gov
GrantorContactText: Craig A. Reid. He can be reached by phone at 240-533-0783 or by email at craig.a.reid@noaa.gov. His mailing address is: Craig Reid, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
CloseDateExplanation: Full applications MUST be submitted electronically via www.grants.gov by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Friday, February 11, 2022 to be considered for funding.Letters of Intent (LOIs) are optional but strongly recommended, and should be submitted no later than  11:59 PM Eastern Time on Friday, December 10, 2021 by email &lt;coral.grants@noaa.gov&gt;. LOIs submitted after this date will not be reviewed by the relevant agency for feedback.