Project Grant NA12NMF4520186

The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $460,563 Cooperative Agreement to Kuleana Coral Reefs, a minority-owned, nonprofit organization, through the Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463). This 3-year award will fund Kuleana Coral Reefs' community dive program on West O'ahu, which provides SCUBA certifications, coral restoration training, and on-the-ground coral restoration activities for local residents, with the goal of engaging...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $578,039 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to Kuleana Coral Reefs, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Kapolei, Hawaii. The 3-year grant will expand the ability of native Hawaiians and local community members to participate in coral restoration efforts in Hawaii. Funding will provide training and employment opportunities in coral restoration, expand the network of...

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 Hawaiian Islands Land Trust received a $803,770 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463) to restore the flow of water to taro fields and fish ponds at the Waihee Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on Maui. Through this award, the Trust will work with Native Hawaiian communities from the Waihee and Waiehu areas to build a "ridge-to-reef" model for...

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils federal grant program (CFDA 11.441). The funding will support the council's work to assess a seasonally closed fish spawning aggregation site at Tourmaline Reef in Puerto Rico. The project will quantify the reproductive activity and relative abundance of red hind groupers using multiple survey...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $1,704,625 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop protocols for reliably propagating native Hawaiian sea cucumbers (Stichopus horrens) in captivity. The project aims to improve the spawning capacity and commercial production of this species to support increased food production and restoration efforts, while reducing reliance on...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a 24-month, $100,400 Cooperative Agreement under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) to The Nature Conservancy. The agreement will fund the collection, processing, and analysis of high-resolution 3D imagery in West Hawaii to guide habitat restoration efforts at six coastal sites (four anchialine pools and two fishponds) in partnership with the Hui Loko Network. This methodology will enable assessment of...

This two-year, $262,464 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), supports innovative aquaculture practices in Hawaii. Kuaaina Ulu Auamo will accelerate information sharing on nursery tank systems among traditional loko ia (Hawaiian fishponds) to address declining recruitment of native fish species. The grantee will...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $10.6 million cooperative agreement to the Institute For Socio-Ecological Research to construct five acres of coral reef habitat at three locations in Puerto Rico through the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. Under this award, the Institute and its subawardees will strengthen ecosystem resilience by addressing the current state of low coral cover and diversity in Puerto Rico's reefs. They will accomplish this...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a 3-year $278,567 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463). This funding will support TNC's efforts to monitor the biological effectiveness of coral restoration in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii. The project will collect data on habitat changes and use of essential fish habitat by fisheries species, which will inform and maximize the benefits of future...