Project Grant N629091512062

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $2,492,916 to Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission on October 1, 2025, under the Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) to advance fisheries data collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination in the Pacific Islands region. The award funds support to Pacific Islands regional stakeholders—American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. Pacific...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Lands and Natural Resources $2,017,611 on October 1, 2025, under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) for FY25–FY28 coral reef conservation and management activities. The department will continue building and sustaining long-term capacity for conservation and management of nearshore marine resources in the Northern Mariana Islands, addressing identified...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $882,489 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Division of Coastal Resources Management (DCRM). This 3-year award, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will build the capacity of CNMI's coastal management program to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the...

This three-year, $482,834 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support analysis of Lagrangian observations from vertically profiling floats to investigate levels of internal waves and their role in transforming water properties through vertical mixing along the Pacific-to-Indian Ocean throughflow pathway. Specifically, the award recipient, the University of Washington Office of Sponsored Programs, will utilize existing and new float...

The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437). This agreement supports DLNR's efforts to administer the collection of non-commercial (recreational) fishing data through in-person interviews with shore and boat fishers on Oahu. This data will be combined with interview data from other...

This three-year, $736,628 National Science Foundation project grant will support analysis of oceanographic data from the Indonesian Through Flow region collected during the TRIUMPH field program. The University of Maryland, College Park will examine tidal variability, mixing, and propagation of Kelvin waves on tidal, intraseasonal, and seasonal timescales using seven moorings deployed since fall 2019. This work aims to advance understanding of the role of this shallow choke point in regulating...

The Pacific Coastal Research & Planning organization received a $4,026,332 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to support habitat restoration, community resilience, and marine debris removal efforts in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Palau from 2024 to 2028. Additionally, the organization has received two Cooperative Agreements totaling $9,332,848 from...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, Inc. (CARICOOS) a $2,029,590 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program (CFDA 11.012) effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028. CARICOOS will deliver enhanced coastal and ocean observing infrastructure and services across two primary topic areas. Under Topic 1, the organization will upgrade and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012) to the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System, Inc. (CARICOOS), a non-profit organization in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The purpose of this five-year award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, is to enhance CARICOOS's observational capacity to: 1) continue providing water column structure data for...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $285,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on February 15, 2025. This award will coordinate, administer, and conduct the Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey on the island of Oahu. The project will collect non-commercial fishing information through on-site interviews with private/rental boat and shore...