National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Grant Opportunities Supporting Coral Reef Conse

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Grant Opportunities Supporting Coral
Reef Conservation

• Coral Grants Workshop
• August 2, 2005
• Puerto Rico

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NOAA Grant Programs - Overview

• Sixteen funding opportunities for activities that
  help address the conservation and management of
  coral reef ecosystems
• Funding for local, state and Federal Government
  agencies, non-governmental organizations and
  academic institutions
• Funds for projects and activities in U.S. states,
  territories and commonwealths, Freely Associated
  States, and international sites

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Coral Reef Conservation Grants Program

• Six funding categories
• Each category has specific applicant eligibility
  and funding priorities
• State and Territory Coral Reef Management
• State and Territory Coral Reef Ecosystem
  Monitoring
• Coral Reef Ecosystem Research
• General Coral Reef Conservation
• Projects to Improve or Amend Coral Reef Fishery
  Management Plans
• International Coral Reef Conservation

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Funding announcements

• Approximately 7.3 million recommended for FY2006
  awards
• Separate FFOs published for each program
  category at www.coralreef.noaa.gov/grants.html
• Pre-applications due Nov. 15, 2005 through
  coral.grants_at_noaa.gov
• Final applications due Mar. 3, 2006 through
  www.Grants.gov

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General Conservation Grants

• FY 2006 Priorities
• Monitoring and assessment of coral reefs or reef
  resources
• Socio-economic assessments and resource valuation
  
• Marine Protected Areas and associated management
  activities
• Coral reef restoration
• Public education and outreach activities
• Local action strategy projects

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General Conservation Grants

• Projects for work in U.S. waters and the Freely
  Associated States (FAS)
• Eligibility Academic institutions, non-profit
  and commercial organizations, local and tribal
  governments, FAS
• Typical Award 15,000-50,000
• (Approximately 500,000 total funds available)
• Projects expected to be Funded 14
• (45-50 pre-applications received)
• Match Requirement 11

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International Conservation Grants

• FY 2006 Priorities
• Promote watershed management of the wider
  Caribbean, Brazil, and Bermuda
• Enhance effectiveness of MPA management
• Encourage the development of national systems of
  MPA's in the wider Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil,
  and Southeast Asia
• Promote regional socio-economic training and
  monitoring in coral reef management in the wider
  Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil, East Africa, South
  Pacific and Southeast Asia

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International Conservation Grants

• Projects for work at non - U.S. sites
• Eligibility Governmental (non-U.S.),
  non-governmental, and academic institutions
• Typical Award 35,000-80,000
• Projects expected to be Funded 11-15
• Match Requirement 11

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State and Territory Coral Reef Management Grants

• Cooperative agreements with Governor-appointed
  point of contact agencies in 7 jurisdictions
• Support state and territorial conservation of
  coral reef and coral reef fishery management
  resources through priority activities described
  in the USCRTF National Coral Reef Action Strategy

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Coral Reef Management Grants

• Typical Award 250,000-600,000 with a 11
  match requirement
• Applicants may submit multi-year applications
  covering a 12 to 36- month period
• A minimum of 40 of the final award must be
  dedicated to implementation of Local Action
  Strategies (LAS)

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State and Territory Coral Reef Ecosystem
Monitoring Grants

• Purpose Support long term monitoring of key
  biotic and abiotic parameters at local sites
• Benthic habitat characterization
• Associated biological community structure
  including fish condition and large motile and
  sessile invertebrates condition
• Water/substrate quality

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Coral Ecosystem Monitoring Grants

• Typical Award 10,000-250,000 with a 11 match
  requirement
• Eligibility Governor-appointed agencies in 7
  U.S. jurisdictions and FAS
• Proposed work should include multi-organizational
  partnerships that build local capacity for
  maintaining long-term monitoring sites
• Multi-year applications may cover a 12 to 36-
  month period

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Grants to Improve or Amend Coral Reef Fishery
Management Plans

• Purpose Projects that reduce the adverse
  impacts of fishing and other extractive uses by
  incorporating conservation and sustainable
  management measures into existing or new Federal
  fishery management plans for coral reef species
• Eligibility Regional Fishery Management
  Councils
• Typical Award 175,000-525,000 with no match
  required

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Grants to Improve Coral Reef Fishery Management
Plans

• Priority topics
• Identifying, mapping and characterizing EFH,
  HAPC, or spawning aggregation sites
• Monitoring reef fish stocks
• Reducing overfishing of coral reef resources
• Identifying and reducing adverse effects of
  fishing gear, including the elimination of
  destructive fishing practices
• Assessing adequacy of current coral reef fishing
  regulations
• Education/outreach efforts to recreational and
  commercial fishers
• Implementing ecosystem-scale studies and
  ecosystem approaches to management of coral reef
  fisheries.

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Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Grants

• FY 2006 Priorities
• Research on overfishing
• Research on pollution
• Research on invasive species
• Research on the impact of stressors on coral reef
  ecosystems
• Research/evaluation of management effectiveness

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Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Grants

• Projects for work at any site in the Caribbean
• Eligibility U.S. academic institutions, not-for
  profit institutions, and state, local and Indian
  tribal governments
• Typical Award 10,000-70,000 (1 to 2 yr
  projects)
• Projects expected to be Funded 10-15
• Match Requirement 11
• Administered through NOAA NURP next call for
  proposals expected Spring 2007

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Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI)

• Purpose Support scientific research and
  monitoring of Puerto Ricos coral reef ecosystems
• FY 2006 priorities
• Basic Assessment of Resources
• Understanding Reef Processes
• Research to enhance the MPA process
• Water quality and coral reef health
• Dynamics of coral disease syndromes

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Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI)

• Sponsors Co-managed by DNER and UPR funding
  from NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program.
• Typical Award 30,000-50,000 for 1-2 yr
  projects (larger budgets may be considered)
• Projects expected to be Funded 4 - 6
• No match is required but leveraging is encouraged
• Eligibility U.S. academic institutions, not-for
  profit institutions, and state, local government
  agencies
• FY06 - final proposals due Aug. 1, 2005 for
  funding to begin Oct. 1, 2006
• RFP for FY08 funding cycle expected in Spring
  2007

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Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC)

• One of six research centers under NOAAs Undersea
  Research Program (NURP)
• Purpose Undersea research in the wider Caribbean
  region on a 2-year funding cycle
• FY2006 research priority
• Effectiveness of no-take marine protected areas
  
• Small amounts of funding also available for
  initial development of research programs

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Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC)

• Priority areas for research operations are Lee
  Stocking Island, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the
  U.S. Virgin Islands
• Eligibility U.S. academic institutions, not-for
  profit institutions, and state, local and Indian
  tribal governments
• Typical Award 10,000-70,000 with no match
  requirement
• FY06 - final proposals due Aug. 1, 2005 for
  funding to begin Feb. 1, 2006
• RFP for FY08 funding cycle expected in Spring 2007

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Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES)

• Sponsor NOAAs Center for Sponsored Coastal
  Ocean Research (CSCOR)
• Purpose Increase understanding of the
  underlying processes that regulate coral reefs
  and associated ecosystems at regional scales.
• FY2006 Focus
• Shallow water ecosystem research in priority
  locations (Pacific Islands and West FL shelf)
• Deepwater hermatypic coral reef systems (50-100m)

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Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES)

• Deep CRES priorities
• Understanding of ecosystem processes that
  regulate in deepwater hermatypic coral reef
  systems (50-100m),
• Examining the potential for deep reefs to serve
  as refugia for shallow water species
• Examining vulnerability to exploitation and human
  disturbance
• Funding must be used to directly support resource
  management decisions
• Development of a predictive models as a component
  of the research study is required

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Deep CRES Grants

• Typical Award 500,000/year for 1-3 yr projects
• Projects expected to be Funded 2-3
• Eligibility Multi-disciplinary team proposals
  involving natural and social sciences and
  participation by various resource managers are
  recommended
• No match is required but leveraging is encouraged
• Applications due October 3, 2005
• Apply through Grants.gov

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Community-based Restoration Grant Program

• Purpose Funding to catalyze the implementation
  of locally-driven, grass-roots habitat
  restoration projects that benefit living marine
  resources, including anadromous fish.
• Priorities
• Restoration of habitats whose regional condition
  is compromised due to loss, degradation,
  fragmentation, presence of invasive species, or
  loss of functionality.
• Restoration of habitats found to be
  socio-economically important with regard to
  commercial (e.g., fisheries) and recreational
  use, aesthetic and stewardship value, and
  essential fish habitat.
• Project proposals that incorporate proven
  restoration techniques, address causes of habitat
  degradation/loss, and maximize cost benefits.

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Community-based Restoration Grant Program

• Sponsor NOAA Fisheries Service/Habitat
  Conservation
• Typical Award 50,000 - 200,000
• Projects expected to be Funded 15-25
• A 11 applicant match is strongly encouraged
• Eligibility US and international applicants
• Applications due October 12, 2005
• Apply through Grants.gov

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Marine Debris Program

• Purpose Funding for implementing locally
  driven, community-based marine debris prevention
  and removal projects that benefit marine and
  coastal resources
• FY2006 Priorities
• Marine debris removal
• Marine debris prevention
• Monitoring
• Outreach and Education

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Marine Debris Program

• Typical Award 15,000 - 100,000
• Projects expected to be Funded 10-15
• A 11 applicant match is strongly encouraged
• Eligibility US and international applicants
• Successful applications will be collaborative
  efforts and provide quantitative reporting of
  project activities
• Applications due October 12, 2005
• Apply through Grants.gov

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Sea Grant

• Purpose Variety of funding opportunities
  through Puerto Rico Sea Grant and National Sea
  Grant
• Proposals solicited for 2-year funding cycles
• Eligibility Public and private institutions of
  higher education, institutes, laboratories, and
  public or private agencies
• FY06-07 funding cycle closed
• Next call for proposals for FY08-09 cycle
• September 2006 for UPR
• June 2006 for National Sea Grant

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UPR Seed Money for Research

• Purpose Fund students and faculty projects in
  promising and innovative research in Puerto Rico
  and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• FY2006 priorities included coastal community
  development, open ocean mariculture, economic
  valuation of coastal resources, conservation and
  restoration of habitats, ecosystem health, and
  water quality.
• Typical Award 3,500/yr for 2 years
• Projects Funded 5
• No match is required but leveraging and
  partnerships are encouraged

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UPR Competitive Marine Research Program

• FY2006 priorities included
• Coastal Hazards and Safety
• Water Quality
• Fisheries and Mariculture
• Coastal Community and Sustainable Resource
  Development
• Seafood Safety
• Typical Award 20,000-80,000/yr for 2 years
• Projects Funded 9-10
• Match requirement 1/3 of requested Federal
  funds

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Aquatic and Invasive Species

• Sponsor National Sea Grant College Program
• Purpose Fund research and outreach projects
  addressing the introduction and spread of aquatic
  invasive species.
• FY2006 priorities included
• Biology and Life History of nonindigenous species
• Effects on ecosystems
• Socioeconomic analysis (costs and benefits)
• Control and mitigation
• Preventing new introductions
• Reducing the spread of established populations

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Aquatic and Invasive Species

• Funding for FY06-07 cycle
• Approximately 3,900,000 was to support invasive
  species research projects
• Approximately 1,700,000 supported invasive
  species outreach projects
• Match requirement 1/2 of requested Federal funds

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GIS Integration Development

• Sponsor NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC)
• Purpose Fund 1 to 2-year efforts to jointly
  develop pilot projects and products that will
  provide geospatial tools and data to support
  resource managers
• FY 2006 priorities
• Provide solutions to issues related to coastal
  hazards such as erosion, pollution, oil spills,
  HAB's, hurricanes
• to improve understanding of stormwater impacts
  and to foster better planning and mitigation
  strategies

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GIS Integration Development

• CSC provides support with project management,
  developing models and specialized GIA
  applications, QC support, metadata strategies,
  web site development
• Eligibility U.S. and international academic
  institutions, not-for profit institutions, and
  state, local government agencies
• Federal agencies may be project partners

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GIS Integration Development

• Typical Award 150,000 for 2 yr cooperative
  agreements
• Projects expected to be Funded 2
• No match is required but leveraging is encouraged
• FY 2006 Applications due October 3, 2005
• Submit applications through Grants.gov

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Puerto Rico Priorities Addressed by NOAA Coral
Reef Grants

• Reduce pollution/sedimentation in coral reef
  watersheds
• Implement Local Action Strategy projects
• Improve management mooring bouys
• Develop and implement effective coral reef
  natural reserves (MPAs)
• Remove abandoned vessels/marine debris
• Improve fisheries management
• Provide education/outreach materials, training