The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to offer an opportunity to apply for the Capacity Building to Implement Coral Restoration Action Plans in the U.S. Pacific Islands Grant with funds provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Donor Name: National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
State: Hawaii
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
NOAA and the Foundation are interested in funding opportunities that directly contribute to coral restoration progression in the U.S. Pacific Islands by supporting capacity building and restoration implementation projects. These grants will enable the continual efforts to implement coral restoration in the four U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions of American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and Hawaii.
Goal
The primary goal for this funding opportunity is to help transition the U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions from coral restoration planning into implementation and to support the activities identified in the draft action plans developed by each jurisdiction. Proposed projects can fall into two categories: Coral Restoration Capacity Building and/or Coral Restoration Implementation.
- Coral restoration capacity building projects may include filling remaining gaps and needs (technical/scientific support, training) in order to implement the draft coral restoration action plans and/or planning to support the development of subsequent action plans for the goals identified by the local jurisdiction.
- Restoration implementation projects may include activities that support active restoration in priority sites identified in the draft action plans. Funds will support organizations;
- with demonstrated expertise in coral reef restoration and
- who are either already actively, directly/indirectly engaged in, or have concrete plans to be engaged in coral reef restoration in one or more of the US Pacific Island jurisdictions.
Funding Information
- Category 1: Coral Restoration Capacity Building will fall in the $50,000 to $200,000 range total for a period of one to two years.
- Category 2: Restoration Implementation will fall in the $100,000 to $400,000 range total for a period of one to two years; however, upper or lower limits to award size are not specified, as this opportunity specifically seeks to fund coral restoration capacity building and implementation needs.
Eligible Applicants
Applications must demonstrate how the proposed funding of capacity building will directly contribute to the coral reef restoration goals of one or more of the four U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions. Implementation projects must demonstrate that proposed activities directly support the draft action plans of one or more of the U.S. Pacific jurisdictions. In general, the Foundation will assess the proposal based on the criteria below to ensure it is eligible for this funding before sending the proposal to reviewers:
- The applicant is either already directly or indirectly involved in coral restoration in the U.S. Pacific Islands or can provide concrete plans to be engaged in restoration at one or more priority sites;
- The applicant is a formal or informal education institution, small business, non-profit, or a Tribal, state, or local government;
- The applicant does not have a paid staff member serving on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees;
- The applicant is not a federal government agency, a foreign entity, or an individual;
- Project work is conducted by a U.S. organization in the United States or territories;
- The applicant or its fiscal sponsor has an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration.
- The applicant or its fiscal sponsor can provide a federal tax id, and independently audited financial statements or three previous months of financial statements if no audits are available.
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