The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for the Coral Reef & Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative.
Donor Name: Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/12/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Coral Reef & Natural Resources (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.
These resources are experiencing a variety of stresses including poor water quality, over-harvesting, coastal development, disease, flooding, sea level rise, erosion, and bleaching, directly related to extreme weather events.
The Coral Reef and Natural Resources Initiative is expected to continue to provide financial assistance to the insular areas to protect natural resources and to combat invasive species related to focal themes and focal species identified in the Regional Biosecurity Plan. Projects that support and bolster the efforts and resilience of each of the U.S. territories and the freely associated states to set their own priorities for natural resource management are encouraged. Projects should benefit underserved or disadvantaged communities and describe how so in the proposal. In addition, priority will be given to projects that may not have alternate sources of federal funds.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,625,000.
- Award Ceiling: $300,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including utilities) 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 hospitals/health centers, institutions of higher education and any non- profit organizations whose projects directly benefit the seven insular areas in accordance with Federal regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 2, Part 200 “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards” or 2 CFR 200.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
