The goal of this project is to support the two US caribbean jurisdictions in the development of their coral reef action plans and their coral reef sterwardship partnerships, as per established in…

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) provides $100,000.00 in funding to Sail For Reefs Inc. to support the development of coral reef action plans and coral reef stewardship partnerships for the U.S. Caribbean jurisdictions of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The key objectives are to (1) establish the coral reef stewardship partnerships, (2) develop coral reef action plans for each jurisdiction, and (3) facilitate a learning exchange. Sail For Reefs will serve as a supporting partner to the jurisdictions in these efforts, which align with the goals of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. The award period runs from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2027.

The goal of this project is to support the two US caribbean jurisdictions in the development of their coral reef action plans and their coral reef sterwardship partnerships, as per established in the coral reefs conservation act of 2000, reauthorized in 2022, to increase their local and regional capacity in their coral reef conservation e orts. The objectives of the project are to (1) establish the coral reef stewardship partnerships for puerto rico and for the US virgin islands, (2) develop coral reef action plans for each jurisdiction, and (3) facilitate a learning exchange. The approach is listed below, per task and per year. The lead of the execution of the tasks will be sail for reefs (S4R), as a supporting entity to the jurisdictions. The processes under each task are juridiction led and sail for reefss main role is to facilitate that they take place in the agreed upon timeline. S4R will serve each jurisdiction as a supporting partner in the establishment of their coral reef stewardship partnerships and their coral reef action plans, as established in the coral reef conservation act of 2000, reauthorized in 2022.