Deadline: 5 February 2014
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is inviting pre-proposal applications for ‘Coral Reef Conservation Fund’ 2014. Projects to reduce land-based sources of pollution, advance coral reef fisheries management and improve watershed management planning are highly encouraged. The major goal of the grant program is to have the largest impact to reverse general declines in coral reef health. Maximum grant amount for the period of one year is $500,000.
Projects must be conducted in Domestic U.S. Jurisdiction or can be International. Targeted geographical areas for Domestic U.S. Jurisdiction are Tropical coral reefs in Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Puerto Rico, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). All international tropical coral reef locations are eligible but priority is given to activities in Micronesia, Samoa and the Southwest Pacific, the Coral Triangle region, and the Wider Caribbean.
Projects in Domestic U.S. Coral Reef Jurisdictions
- Enhance Watershed Management Planning for priority coral reefs and associated watersheds
- Tools for U.S. Coral Reef Managers: Coral-specific Thresholds, Models and Protocols for addressing Land-based Sources of Pollution (LBSP) Threats to U.S. Coral Reefs
- Reduce Land-based Pollution inputs to coral reefs in domestic priority watersheds
- Improve sustainable coral fisheries management
Projects in International Coral Reef Systems
- Enhance Management Capacity for Improved Ecosystem-Based Management
- Apply lessons from NOAA- and/or NOAA partner-supported training programs for coral reef managers through implementation of small-scale pilot projects
- Increase management capacity in priority international regions
Eligibility Criteria –
- All persons, organizations, and non-U.S. Federal agencies, including parties within and outside of the United States are eligible to apply.
- Projects must address tropical coral reefs.
- Funds from non- U.S. Federal sources are required at a 1:1 ratio to be eligible for the grant.
For more information, please visit Coral Reef Conservation Fund 2014 RFP page.
