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Copy of OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program 2025 - reposted July 2, 2025

Agency: Department of the Interior

Assistance Listings: 15.875 -- Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories

Last Updated: July 2, 2025
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. Healthy coral reefs protect human communities from storm surges.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

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 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. Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial or Legislative branches of local governments. Please see the Application Package Checklist.

Grantor contact information

Description

Merriam Porter Merriam_Porter@ios.doi.gov

Email

Work email

Merriam_Porter@ios.doi.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Foa_Content_of_OIA-CRNR-2025-V2.pdf
Foa_Content_of_OIA-CRNR-2025-V2.pdf
Jul 2, 2025 03:02 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closing: August 15, 2025

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date (August 15, 2025).

Application process

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Award

$2,625,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$300,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OIA-CRNR-2025-V2

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Environment

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

July 2, 2025

Archive date:

May 30, 2026

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