Cooperative Agreement NA13NOS4190140

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Ocean Exploration Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.011), totals $1,339,868 and spans the period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The award supports a project led by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to comprehensively characterize fish assemblages in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) along the western coast of Puerto Rico....

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The purpose of this 5-year project is to provide a general assessment of the benthic habitat condition of coral reef sites within Dry Tortugas National Park through three monitoring efforts: the Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $244,831 to the University of Puerto Rico to conduct field observations and measurements at a large-scale coral reef restoration site in La Parguera, Puerto Rico. The purpose is to determine how changes in reef structure influence surface wave transformation processes, in order to evaluate the coastal protection effectiveness of the restoration efforts. The...

The University of Miami, along with its partners, received a $7,658,195 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). The project aims to implement and scale up strategies to increase the heat tolerance of restored corals in South Florida and the Florida Keys, including at Mission: Iconic Reefs locations. The University and its partners will focus on corals that survived the 2023...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $340,411 Cooperative Agreement under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) to the Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute (MOCMI) to partner with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Coral Resilience Lab on coral reef conservation efforts. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: Thermal tolerance testing, enhanced husbandry techniques, and selective propagation of thermally...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $10.6 million cooperative agreement to the Institute For Socio-Ecological Research to construct five acres of coral reef habitat at three locations in Puerto Rico through the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. Under this award, the Institute and its subawardees will strengthen ecosystem resilience by addressing the current state of low coral cover and diversity in Puerto Rico's reefs. They will accomplish this...

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will receive $2.1 million through September 2025 under a Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to advance coastal stewardship of fisheries and coral reefs in Hawaii. Funded under NOAA's Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469), this $4.2 million award will support integrated efforts between community groups, state and federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $174,200 cooperative agreement to the University of Hawaii under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The agreement will support monitoring of coral reef and marine ecosystems in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. Over 60% of U.S. coral reefs and over 7,000 marine species are located within these ecosystems, which face...

This $465,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) supports the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) in coordinating the MPAconnect learning network of marine protected area (MPA) managers. Under this 3-year award, GCFI and NOAA will develop and implement capacity-building activities, facilitate information exchange between the 40 member MPA sites, and support efforts to detect,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support (CFDA 11.417) program provides $233,000.00 to the University of Florida to continue the National Coral Disease Coordinator position. The Coordinator will enhance coordination of coral disease preparedness, response, prevention, and recovery efforts across U.S. coral reef jurisdictions. Key activities include coordinating cross-jurisdictional response to Stony Coral...