The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for Fiscal Year 2023 for its Coral Reef & Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative.
Donor Name: Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)
Territory: Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Details:
The CRNR Initiative provides grant funding to protect the health of all natural resources including coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. insular areas for the long-term economic and social benefit to their island populations including control, prevention, rapid response, eradication, and other efforts to combat invasive species and restore native species.
In addition, priority will be given to projects that may not have alternate sources of federal funds. Priority will be given to projects that help the insular areas address a variety of threats to natural resources including:
- Invasives projects, including aquatic and terrestrial plant, insect, and animal species that include the following actions:
- Eradication
- Suppression and control
- Rapid response
- Public education and outreach
- Projects that replant native species, restore native vegetation, and/or restore damaged lands due to natural or human-related activities.
- Projects that protect and/or re-introduce native species that are endangered or have been impacted by invasive species.
- Projects identified as priorities and needs in local priority resolutions, plans, and documents such as the U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee Chair’s Report (please include a hyperlink to plans, documents, resolutions, etc or submit a copy with your application).
- Projects that promote joint action on topics that will benefit multi-jurisdictional coral reef and/or natural resource issues.
- Capacity building for natural resource management projects including planning,
- education and training projects (such as the Coral Fellows Program).
- Public outreach and education projects for natural resource issues.
- Projects that protect coral reefs and natural resources.
- Projects that mitigate coral diseases and bleaching (including coastal protection and emergency response planning),
- Coral reef restoration projects, including enhancement of population resilience and improving coral health and survival.
- Projects that improve water quality to support coral reef health.
- Projects to reduce land-based sources of pollution including developing, implementing and coordinating watershed management plans,
- These projects will receive extra points in the scoring of the proposal:
- Projects that respond to coral reef or invasive species-related disaster-related or emergency response projects.
- Projects identified in local strategic invasive species action plans, coral reef restoration plans, and/or restoration plans, including updates to previously funded plans by OIA (please include a hyperlink to all relevant documents or plans, or submit a copy with your application).
Funding Information
Award Ceiling: $300,000
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including local hospitals/health centers and utilities) and institutions of higher education in Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and any non-profit organizations whose mission directly benefits the seven insular areas in accordance with regulations contained in 2 CFR 200. Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial branch of local governments.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
