The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for its Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) program.
Donor Name: Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2025
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 risk management, prevention, rapid response, eradication, and other efforts to combat invasive species and restore native species.
The program goal is to protect natural resources, including coral reef ecosystems, and to combat invasive species in the insular areas, and to protect human communities from storm damage that can be mitigated by intact coral reef ecosystems.
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 the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in the Freely Associated Sates which are the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; hospitals/health centers, institutions of higher education and any non-profit organizations whose projects directly benefit the seven insular areas.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
