Public-Private Partnership for Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris Programs

The summary for the Public-Private Partnership for Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris Programs grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Commerce, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Public-Private Partnership for Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris Programs: The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for a single cooperative agreement to implement the public-private partnership with both the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) as authorized in the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) and the NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) as authorized in the Marine Debris Act (MDA) (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.). The public-private partnership provides a mechanism for NOAA to collaborate with a single external non-Federal partner in order to promote investment in coral reef and marine conservation efforts, marine debris prevention, and removal of derelict fishing gear, in the U.S. and abroad. The public-private partnership involves administration of subawards made through multiple competitions including the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, which was established by statute to leverage NOAA CRCP resources with investments made by private donors, foundations and other Federal government agencies. Funding awarded through the partnership is intended to provide support for priority coral reef conservation projects, administration of the Fishing for Energy partnership, and marine debris prevention and removal of derelict fishing gear projects. Eligible applicants for this public-private partnership are limited to non-profit organizations. Applicants should have significant experience working in partnership with NOAA program offices to be competitive. Funding for this program is subject to the availability of Fiscal Year 2018 and future appropriations and other programmatic considerations and is expected to range between approximately $800,000 and approximately $2,000,000 per year.

Federal Grant Title:	Public-Private Partnership for Coral Reef Conservation and Marine Debris Programs
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce (DOC)
Grant Categories:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-OCM-2018-2005474
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.482
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	February 28th, 2018
Original Application Deadline:	February 28th, 2018
Posted Date:	December 19th, 2017
Creation Date:	December 19th, 2017
Archive Date:	March 30th, 2018
Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$2,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$800,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	December 19th, 2017

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible funding applicants are limited to non-profit organizations. Applicants should have demonstrated experience in coral reef conservation and marine debris issues, as well as the organizational and administrative resources necessary to administer merit-based competitive grant programs, to be competitive. Refer to the Evaluation Criteria in Section V. Federal agencies and employees are not allowed to receive funds under this announcement but may serve as collaborative project partners and may contribute resources or in-kind goods or services. Federal agencies' and employees' ‘in-kind' services cannot be considered as part of an applicant's match on shared costs unless authorized by a specific legal authority. If federal agencies are collaborators, applicants are expected to provide detail on the planned level of federal engagement in the application. Examples might include, but are not limited to partnership services; serving in a review capacity; or participating in priority task teams, working groups, or leadership teams. DOC/NOAA supports cultural and gender diversity and encourages women and minority individuals and groups to submit applications to this program. In addition, DOC/NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas. DOC/NOAA encourages applications involving any of the above institutions to apply. The lead applicant on any proposal will be responsible for ensuring that allocated funds are used for the purposes of, and in a matter consistent with this program, including any funds awarded to an eligible sub-awardee.
Grant Announcement Contact: Craig Reid
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, N/ORM1
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-533-0783
[email protected]

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