Project Grant NA19NOS4820128

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482) provides $340,411 to the Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute (MOCMI) to partner with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Coral Resilience Lab. The project will outplant 1,000 thermally tolerant coral fragments at Olowalu Reef on Maui. MOCMI will also conduct thermal tolerance testing, enhance husbandry techniques, and carry out selective...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,042,960.00, is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CFDA 11.482). Arizona State University (ASU), working with the Hawaii Department of Aquatic Resources, will conduct coral thermal tolerance experiments on Pocillopora meandrina genotypes from distinct sites in West Hawaii. The project aims to assess local adaptation to past stressors and investigate whether coral stress...

The Maui NUI Makai Network was awarded a $4,400,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463). The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will support the network's efforts to use a ridge-to-reef (ahupua'a) strategy to restore coastal and stream habitat, as well as traditional Hawaiian fishponds and taro fields, on the islands of Maui and Molokai. The project...

The University of Hawaii at Hilo was awarded a $249,967.73 Cooperative Agreement under the National Park Service's Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) on August 15, 2024. This funding supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate collaborative research, technical assistance, education, and training on science-based management of the National Park System. The project will determine the exposure,...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to model coral reef adaptation and develop tools for coral reef conservation. The project aims to integrate three key mechanisms - larval connectivity, coral host genetics, and symbiotic algae dynamics - to predict how coral reefs may adapt to climate change. The research will construct mathematical models across multiple scales, from...

This $830,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program, will support the development and outplanting of large living coral modules in shallow waters off Waikiki, Hawaii. The objective is to enhance marine tourism opportunities through the establishment of a free, maintained reef snorkeling experience to relieve pressure on natural reef habitats. The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural...

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will receive $2.1 million through September 2025 under a Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to advance coastal stewardship of fisheries and coral reefs in Hawaii. Funded under NOAA's Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469), this $4.2 million award will support integrated efforts between community groups, state and federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations to...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,658,195 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to the University of Miami and partners. The purpose is to implement and scale-up strategies to increase the heat tolerance of restored corals in South Florida and the Florida Keys, including at Mission: Iconic Reefs locations. The project will focus on corals that survived the 2023 heating event and condition early life stages...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $68,497,799 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program for the "Aina Restoration Through Community Governance to Advance Climate Resilience in the Hawaiian Islands" project. This project aims to reinvigorate the native Hawaiian moku system for traditional land tenure and biocultural stewardship to build climate resilience in...