Project Grant SOESCI19GR0042

The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat to fund multiple small grants on marine debris in the Asia-Pacific region. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022 under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat will utilize the $250k...

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat on September 30, 2023. This grant provides funding for the APEC Marine Debris Management and Innovation Sub-Fund to issue multiple small grants supporting marine debris prevention and mitigation efforts across APEC's 21 member economies. The purpose of the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and...

The Parley Foundation will provide $1 million in ocean stewardship services under a cooperative agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999). Over the two-year period from September 2022 through February 2024, the Foundation will conduct 16 ocean stewardship clinics bringing at least 250 underserved youth to the ocean. Additionally, the Foundation will host over 600 educational sessions at its Parley AIR Station...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide $351,900 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to Wildcoast through a cooperative agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will support a project to reduce marine debris originating in Los Laureles Canyon, a tributary of the Tijuana River, from entering the Pacific Ocean at the United States-Mexico border over two years. Specific services will focus on decreasing trans-border pollution to improve...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,513,141 Cooperative Agreement to The Ocean Foundation under the CFDA 11.999 Marine Debris Program. The 4-year project will implement large-scale removals of lost or abandoned derelict fishing gear, with a goal of 200 removals to collect an estimated 160,000 lbs of debris from the seafloor in the U.S. Caribbean. The project will also develop outreach and education activities with local fishers and rangers, implement a fishing...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program awarded a $6 million cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to support marine debris assessment and removal projects from January 2022 to December 2026. The funding stems from the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act of 2021 and will support debris removal and disposal efforts in coastal communities impacted by the 2020-2021 hurricane seasons, with...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded an $860,000 cooperative agreement to the Innerspace Exploration Team from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999). The purpose of this project is to successfully remove derelict fishing gear in Sequim and Discovery Bays, Washington while engaging the local community in identification and removal activities and creating sustained education and prevention efforts in the broader community. Key...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $1,180,177.94 cooperative agreement to the Parley Foundation under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The project aims to protect the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean waters by implementing strategies to avoid, intercept, and redesign marine debris, with a focus on fishing gear, in order to prevent it from entering these bodies of water and to remove existing...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to quantify the distribution of marine debris and suspected plastics in coastal waters along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. The $1,537,238 project will develop a new data analytics and prediction system to provide actionable information for large-scale marine debris collection and removal. Key activities include developing a machine...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $439,809 to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish a Marine Debris Leadership Coalition. The project aims to strengthen and expand an inaugural Marine Debris Leadership Academy model by identifying and recruiting coalition members, supporting knowledge transfer and continuity within the...