Project Grant NA20OAR0210078

The Metna Co received a $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) to develop an underwater adhesive for coral restoration. The two-year award runs from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023 and will support the company's efforts to create an adhesive well-suited for repairing and reattaching coral reef structures damaged by natural or human-caused events. The NOAA SBIR...

This four-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $432,573, will fund research on "Switchable Underwater Adhesion Through Dynamic Chemistry and Geometry" under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The University of California, Berkeley will develop innovative adhesion technologies allowing for controlled attachment and detachment underwater through reactive chemical processes and geometric...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $654,271 Project Grant to the University of Miami under the South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484). The grant will support the University's project to combine coral reef restoration tools with citizen science engagement to establish a showcase restoration site in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Key deliverables include outplanting over 10,000 Acropora corals from at least 80 genotypes and 4,000 juveniles and fragments from...

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...

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...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $722,262 to Florida International University under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) to design, test, and implement an innovative coral reef monitoring and restoration approach. The project, which runs from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028, integrates three-dimensional photogrammetry models with high-resolution hyperspectral imaging (HSI) data to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $3,300,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the University of Miami in Florida. The funding will be used to expand land-based coral restoration infrastructure, expand in-water coral nurseries, and provide training on coral restoration through internship programs and the Rescue a Reef program. The project aims to support the expansion of reef restoration...

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 $5,000,869 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to Sea Ventures Inc., a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned business in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The grant will fund the largest single-site coral restoration project in Puerto Rico, focused on propagating threatened elkhorn coral and developing a coral gene bank to preserve genetic material. The project will also include K-12...

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....