Project Grant NA20NOS4730209

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) will provide $500,000 to the University of Hawaii to initiate a macroalgae (limu kohu) restoration program across Hawaii. The project aims to partner with community organizations involved in loko ia (Hawaiian fishpond) and limu restoration to increase understanding and awareness of...

This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) supports a study on the carbon sequestration potential of native aquatic plants in freshwater, estuarine, and wetland ecosystems across Hawaii's Heeia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) and Kuhialoko in Waiawa, Oahu. The key objectives are to: 1) establish baseline carbon sequestration estimates for these...

This two-year, $400,000 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce supports research under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program. The University of Hawaii at Manoa will examine the capacity of bio-enhancing concrete materials, textures, and shapes to enhance native coral habitat and provide coastal infrastructure protection in Hawaii. Pilot applications of eco-concrete, composite pumice, and carbon-infused concrete on small...

The Kakoo Oiwi organization will receive a $3 million Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to support the development of large living coral modules for outplanting off Waikiki, Hawaii. The modules will be grown using established state protocols and a minimum of 80 assorted coral modules measuring 16 inches or potentially up to 1 yard in size will be outplanted by September 2025....

This Project Grant award of $1,950,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) supports Waihome LLC, a small business in Haleiwa, Hawaii, in developing an affordable, above-ground wastewater disposal system for coastal households adapting to sea level rise. Under this Phase II SBIR project, Waihome will test the performance of its rail proof-of-concept prototype developed in Phase I, comparing it to...

The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to improve pollution conditions in the Ala Wai Canal and watershed in Hawaii. The funding will support mitigation activities for non-point source water quality issues due to development, flash flooding, and runoff. Key activities include identifying pollution hotspots, collecting community...

Oceanit Laboratories Inc. received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 14, 2022 to develop the Hydrogen-Recovery Using an AI-ARC-Plasma Learning Operational System (HALO) for Oilfield Waste Transformation to Value Added Products. The project aims to utilize an artificial intelligence-assisted atmospheric radio frequency cold plasma system to transform oilfield waste into marketable byproducts. This work directly supports the mission of the...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will establish a macroalgae laboratory at the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources' Anuenue Fisheries Research Center. The $700,000 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, will fund the installation of a modular trailer unit housing multiple seawater holding tanks and specialized culture...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $3,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award to Kakoo Oiwi under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). This funding will support coastal habitat restoration, conservation, and climate resilience efforts in Hawaii's Kaneohe coastal region. Specifically, Kakoo Oiwi will restore 40 acres of wetlands...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Hawaii Pacific University's Oceanic Institute a $295,409 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The two-year award running from September 2021 to August 2023 will support establishing marine aquaculture techniques for kumu, an endemic Hawaiian goatfish, with Hawaii's fishing community in Waimānalo. The goal of this NOAA...