Deadline: 1-Apr-22
The Department of the Interior is accepting applications for the 2022 Coral Reef and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program to provide grant funding for management and protection of coral reefs and to combat invasive species in the U.S. insular areas.
The goal of the CRNR Initiative is to improve the health of coral reef ecosystems, to improve coastal resilience, and to protect other natural resources in the U.S. insular areas for their long-term economic and social benefit.
Priority will be given to projects that help the insular areas address a variety of threats to coral reef ecosystems and to eradicating aquatic and terrestrial plant, insect, and animal invasive species.
The U.S. insular areas include the United States territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, as well as the independent Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $2,625,000
- Maximum Award: $300,000
- Minimum Award: $0
- Expected Award Funding: $2,625,000
- Expected Award Date: September 01, 2022
- Expected Number of Awards: 20
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including local hospitals/health centers and utilities) and institutions of higher education in Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and any non-profit organizations whose mission directly benefits the seven insular areas, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial branch of local governments.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336758
