Project Grant D22AP00216

The National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will place a coral reef management fellow in each of four U.S. territories - American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The $255,000 project grant, awarded to Nova Southeastern University, Inc. on November 6, 2025, is...

This $213,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs provides continuing support for the first year of two-year Coral Fellow positions in each of the seven U.S. coral reef jurisdictions - American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The Coral Fellows will work in the local agencies responsible for managing coral reefs, with each assigned a supervisor to help them transition...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $224,000 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to Nova Southeastern University, Inc. to continue support for the second year of two-year coral reef fellow positions in seven U.S. coral reef jurisdictions including American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands. The award, with a performance period from August...

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...

This federal Project Grant, awarded by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), will provide $227,169 to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division to support the following activities: Enhance Guam's participation in the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and the U.S. All Islands Committee to bolster local coral reef management efforts....

This $325,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program, supports the Government of Guam's Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division in executing the Guam Coral Reef Initiative (GCRI) and associated partner projects. The funding enables the Bureau's participation in the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) meetings, All...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a federal Project Grant of up to $821,711 over 2 years to the Guam Department of Agriculture under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482). The funding will support staff positions for the Guam Coral Reef Initiative and Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring Program, travel for the Governor of Guam and Coral Reef Point of Contact to attend U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and Micronesia Challenge meetings, and other...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $324,374 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program to the American Samoa Government Department of Commerce (Community Planning and Development Programs) to facilitate and conduct coral restoration activities in five sites across Tutuila, Ofu, and Tau Islands. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Coral transplanting to restore critical...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories) to the Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands, Division of Coastal Zone Management, will support coral reef restoration activities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The project will directly incorporate enhanced sexual reproduction techniques into the division's ongoing coral restoration efforts, a...

This federal Project Grant award, totaling $300,000.00, was provided by the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875). The grant funding will be used by the Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands, Division of Coastal Zone Management, to hire a full-time Coral Disturbance Response Coordinator. The coordinator's responsibilities will include: Convening monthly working...