FY14 Coral Reef Conservation Program Domestic Coral Reef

Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2014-2003817 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 11.482Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOCClosing Date: Jan 08, 2014Award Ceiling: $80,000Expected Number of Awards: 5Creation Date: Oct 17, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program, as authorized under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, provides matching grants of financial assistance through the Domestic Coral Reef Conservation Grant program to institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, commercial organizations, and local and Indian tribal government agencies. These awards are intended to support coral reef conservation projects in shallow water coral reef ecosystems, including reefs at mesophotic depths, in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and coral-dominated banks in U.S. portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Projects may be proposed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the U.S. Pacific Remote Island Areas, but these locations are not considered geographic priorities under this announcement. Proposals submitted to this competition must address at least one of t...

Source: Grants.gov - October 18, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Environment Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding