The Coastal Program

The summary for the The Coastal Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	The Coastal Program
	CFDA Number:	15.630
	CFDA Description:	Coastal Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Fisheries Habitat Conservation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	Coastal-05
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 17, 2004
	Creation Date:	Dec 17, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Prospective applicants should contact the coordinator of the appropriate Coastal Program office. Some individual Coastal Program offices have specific deadlines.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	25
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,800,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Coastal Program is geographically limited to its 16 focus areas--only projects that address coastal conservation in these specified areas can be funded.
Grant Description: The Coastal Program provides financial and technical assistance for coastal habitat conservation. Projects are generally limited to the 16 Coastal Program focus areas: Albemarle/Pamlico Sound, NC; Chesapeake Bay, MD/PA/VA; Delaware Bay; Florida Gulf Coast; Galveston Bay, TX; Great Lakes; Gulf of Maine; Oregon Coast; Pacific Islands; Puget Sound, WA; San Francisco Bay, CA; South Carolina Coast; South Central and South East Alaska; South Florida/Everglades; Southern California/San Diego Bay; and Southern New England/New York Bight. Projects may include habitat assessment and habitat restoration. Applicants need to contact their specific Coastal Program office. The Coastal Program is being funded at $11.6 million in FY 2005; of this amount about half, $5.8, will be available for on-the-ground project funding.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: For the full announcement and program description click on the following link.
http://www.fws.gov/cep/grantsgov05coastal.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Valdes, Sally, Wildlife Biologist, Phone 703-358-1734, Fax 703-358-2232, Email Sally_Valdes@fws.gov Sally_Valdes@fws.gov Valdes, Sally
Similar Government Grants: • Restore America's Estuaries; • Chesapeake Bay Partnership; • Coastal Program; • New England Cottontail Restoration Planning; • Coastal Wetland Habitat Protection in ME; • 2006 Alaska Coastal Conservation Grants Request for Proposals; • 2004 Alaska Coastal Conservation Grants Request for Proposals; • 2005 Alaska Coastal Conservation Grants Request for Proposals; • Coastal Program: Announcement of availability of technical and financial assistance for FY 2004; • 2007 Alaska Coastal Conservation Grants Request for Proposals