Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Capacity-Building Partnerships

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Award funding ceiling has been increased and due date delayed as of 1/27/2022

Pursuant to Section 6403 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (CRCA), 16 U.S.C. 6401-6409, and pending federal appropriations, CRCP funding of approximately $1,000,000 is expected to be available for initiating partnership(s) with up to ten organizations in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. CRCP will consider funding a single proposal that includes support for all seven coral reef states and territories and/or several proposals in the Pacific Islands (benefitting Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and/or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), the Atlantic/Caribbean region (benefitting Florida, Puerto Rico, and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands), and the national priorities, or any combination thereof. Some international work may be proposed using non-federal matching funds provided the scope is similar to domestic activities and clearly linked, but will not be prioritized. It is expected that a minimum of one project, but not more than two projects, will be selected to benefit each jurisdiction in any combination of proposals. Applications may propose work plans of one or two years (12 or 24 months), in conformance with the requirements of Section IV of this announcement, and may at most request $90,000 per year, per state or territory, depending on how many of the seven coral states and territories will benefit from the proposed project(s); and up to $150,000 per year for a national capacity-building project. Based on the number of projects proposed, applications are expected to be within the range of $50,000 to $750,000 per year. As required by the CRCA, recipients are required to match NOAA's Federal contributions with non-federal matching contributions at a minimum ratio of 1:1, unless the applicant requests and is granted a waiver to the matching requirement by the agency. Funding after the first year generally depends on future Congressional appropriations, NOAA/CRCP priorities, and recipient performance in the first year of the award.

Nonprofit

• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and state institutions of higher education

Business

• Small businesses
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses