This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) provides $500,656 to The Nature Conservancy to establish collaborative coral reef stewardship partnerships in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau. The purpose is to enhance the conservation and management of coral reef ecosystems in these...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482), provides $725,891 to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to increase coral conservation and resilience knowledge in American Samoa, CNMI, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and USVI. The funding will support the development and implementation of capacity building and knowledge sharing activities to improve management of coral reefs in these...
This $1,339,868 Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Ocean Exploration Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.011), supports research to characterize mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and associated fish assemblages off the western coast of Puerto Rico. Key objectives include: Leveraging advanced technologies like deep diving, genomics, and underwater video imaging to comprehensively describe fish biodiversity and habitat use in...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) provides $340,411 to the Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute (MOCMI) to partner with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Coral Resilience Lab. The project will outplant 1,000 thermally tolerant coral fragments at Olowalu Reef on Maui. MOCMI will also conduct thermal tolerance testing, enhance husbandry techniques, and carry out selective...
This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,042,960.00, is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482). Arizona State University (ASU), working with the Hawaii Department of Aquatic Resources, will conduct coral thermal tolerance experiments on Pocillopora meandrina genotypes from distinct sites in West Hawaii. The project aims to assess local adaptation to past stressors and investigate whether coral stress...
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 $2,529,688 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) will support research to develop solutions for protected marine species adaptation and resilience to climate change in the central tropical Pacific. The project has two phases: (1) filling information gaps and supporting recovery planning for threatened corals in the Pacific Ocean, and (2) researching...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) provides $930,000 in funding to the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award supports ongoing coordination and capacity building for the MPAconnect learning network of marine protected area (MPA) managers. GCFI, in partnership with NOAA, will develop and implement MPA management capacity...
This $286,837 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program) supports the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Division of Coastal Resources Management (DCRM) in executing five key coral reef conservation and management projects: Coordination and representation at the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and annual Micronesian dues. Development of an eco-tour...
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...