Project Grant 21DG11120107020

This $2,299,562 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) will support coastal habitat restoration and community engagement efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The primary awardee, Ceiba Strategies, LLC, will collaborate with local communities on St. Croix to implement a "ridge-to-reef" watershed restoration project. Key activities include outplanting corals on reefs in Butler Bay,...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

The Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $120,690 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to Effective Environmental Restoration (EER), Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization. The grant funds a 2-year project to eradicate invasive black rats and green iguanas from Berbera Cay in Puerto Rico. This will restore the coastal ecosystem, enabling the recovery of native birds, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, including threatened and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,928,001 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to restore 1,300 acres of coral reef and coastal habitats in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii. This "ridge-to-reef" project will expand coral restoration, create reef restoration training programs for the community, reduce erosion and land-based pollution, and mitigate human impacts on coral reef and fish habitat. The...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,999,988 Cooperative Agreement to Caribbean Regenerative Community Development Inc. (Crcd) under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award aims to facilitate reforestation education and stewardship transitions to build relationships and investments for developing green economies in Puerto Rico. The funding will support Crcd's efforts to provide technical assistance, cost-sharing,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $802,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to The Ocean Foundation for the restoration of 221 acres of mangroves in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The funding will support hydrological, topographic, and biological restoration activities, including channel creation, culvert maintenance, mangrove nursery cultivation and...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,330,508 Cooperative Agreement to the Franklins Promise Coalition Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will support the expansion of the BoricorpS environmental restoration and workforce training program, which engages local young adults in coastal restoration and resilience efforts across watersheds in southern Puerto Rico. BoricorpS...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $991,668 Project Grant to the Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission to support the FL - BIG PINE KEY AQUATIC HABITAT HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION project. The funding period is from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The project aims to restore aquatic habitat and hydrology in Big Pine Key, Florida. It is funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), which provides...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $230,282.00 was granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the CFDA 15.630 Coastal program. The award was made to the Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust, a non-profit organization, with a project period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Assessing 97 acres at Kiani Lagoon to determine hydrological impacts and...