2009 NOAA International Coral Grant Program

From the United States National Oceanianic and Atmospheric Administration:

PROGRAM PRIORITIES: This Program solicits proposals under four funding categories: 1) Promote Watershed Management in the Wider Caribbean, Brazil, and Bermuda; 2) Planning for Effective Marine Protected Area Management; 3) Encourage the Development of National Networks of Marine Protected Areas in the Wider Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific; and 4) Promote Regional Socio-Economic Training and Monitoring in Coral Reef Management in the Wider Caribbean, Brazil, Bermuda, the Western Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the South Pacific, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

DUE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Pre-applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time, on Monday, November 3, 2008, preferably by email to coral.grants@noaa.gov. Final applications by invitation only must be received by 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, on Friday, February. 13, 2009 through www.grants.gov.

ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, U.S. and international non-profit organizations, and commercial organizations. U.S. federal agencies and individuals are not eligible. For specific country eligibility per category, please refer to individual category descriptions in Section I.B. of the full Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO). Eligible countries are defined in Section III.A. of the FFO. The proposed work must be conducted at a non-U.S. site.

TYPICAL AWARDS:
Up to approximately $500,000 may be available in FY 2009 to support grants under this program. Each eligible applicant can apply for the following maximum amounts: 1) Watershed Management: $30,000-$50,000; 2) Planning for Effective Marine Protected Area Management: Single sites: up to $50,000; Multiple sites: up to $80,000; 3) MPA National Networks: $40,000-$50,000; 4) Regional Socio-Economic Monitoring projects: $15,000 - $30,000. Funding will be subject to the availability of Federal appropriations.

COST SHARING OR MATCH REQUIREMENTS:
Coral conservation projects funded under this program require a 1:1 match. Matching funds must be from non-Federal sources and can include in-kind contributions and other non-cash support. Please refer to section III.B. Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement of the FFO for information on match waiver request requirements.

FULL FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT:
For all details on each priority category, please refer to the full Federal Funding Opportunity announcement found at http://www.grants.gov. Search for Funding Opportunity Number NOS-IPO-2009-2001458. Please be aware that the pre-application is NOT to be submitted through this web site.

FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS WRITE TO: International.coral.grants@noaa.gov.