FY13 14 CRCP State and Territorial Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreements | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY13 14 CRCP State and Territorial Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreements opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NOAA NOS OCRM 2013 2003453; CFDA 11.482) is a discretionary federal funding program run by the Department of Commerce through NOAA, specifically NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). It is authorized under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and is designed to provide financial assistance, on a matching basis, to support on-the-ground coral reef conservation work in key U.S. reef jurisdictions.

This funding is aimed at state, territorial, and commonwealth resource management agencies that have been formally designated by their Governors as the primary point of contact for coral reef conservation in their jurisdiction. The eligible locations are limited to seven U.S. jurisdictions with major coral reef resources: American Samoa, Florida, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In practical terms, this means the program is not broadly open to nonprofits, universities, or local governments unless they are part of or working through the designated government lead agency in one of those places. The eligible applicant category in the listing is state governments, reflecting the government-to-government nature of the awards.

Awards are made as cooperative agreements rather than standard grants. The cooperative agreement structure signals that NOAA expects to be actively involved in the project beyond simply providing funds, including collaboration in planning, coordination, technical input, and participation in implementation where appropriate. The overall objective is to strengthen coral reef management and monitoring programs and to support conservation projects that can measurably improve the condition of coral reef ecosystem resources across these jurisdictions. The work supported is tied to CRCP priority coral reef management activities referenced in the announcement (section I(B)), which typically encompasses efforts such as reef monitoring and assessment, threat reduction, management effectiveness, and related capacity building that directly advances coral reef conservation outcomes.

For FY 2013, NOAA anticipated total program funding in the range of approximately $3.5 million to $4.5 million, contingent on Congressional appropriations. Individual applicants were expected to request federal funding amounts generally between $200,000 and $900,000 under this solicitation, with an average award size around $500,000 (the published award ceiling is listed as $500,000, though NOAA also notes expected requests may be higher depending on jurisdiction needs and program design). There is a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients must contribute non-federal match consistent with the program rules and the terms laid out in the full announcement.

The opportunity also notes that any funding in years following FY 2013 is not guaranteed and depends on several factors: the availability of future appropriations, the recipient's ability to properly manage and administer federal funds, and performance during the initial year of the award. In other words, continuing support is treated as conditional and performance-based rather than automatic.

Key administrative details include a posted date of July 12, 2012, with an application closing date of February 15, 2013 (and an archive date of March 17, 2013). The funding activity category is listed under environment, science and technology, and other research and development, reflecting the blend of applied management, monitoring, and conservation implementation typically supported by CRCP.

For questions or difficulty accessing the full announcement, the listed contact is Jenny Waddell at NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, located at 1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone 301 713 3155 ext 150.

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