Coral Reef Conservation Program

The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program provides financial assistance to supplement, complement, and strengthen State and community-based management programs to conserve and restore the condition of United States coral reef ecosystems.

Government - General, Federal, Interstate, Intrastate, State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Sponsored organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and possessions, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Non-Government - General, Small business (less than 500 employees), Profit organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization, Other private institutions/organizations, State, Anyone/general public, Native American/Native Hawaiian Organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations), Institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, commercial organizations, local and Indian tribal government agencies, foreign governments of the Freely Associated States, relevant Regional Fishery Management Councils (i.e., Caribbean Fishery Management Council, the Gulf Fishery Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council), and State, Territorial and Commonwealth resource management agencies that were appointed by their respective Governors to serve as the primary point of contact agencies for coral reef conservation activities in each of the jurisdictions of American Samoa, Florida, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Eligible international applicants are institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, non- U.S. government natural resource management agencies, foreign public entities and foreign organizations of the Freely Associated States, and for-profit organizations.

Federal, U.S. Territories, Individual/Family, Minority group, Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Small business, Profit organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Quasi-public nonprofit organization, Other private institution/organization, Anyone/general public, Native American Organizations, Education Professional, Scientist/Researchers, Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer, Industrialist/ Business person, Small Business Person, Sponsored organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

Awards are made on the basis of proposals evaluations, technical reviews and administrative reviews, if applicable.

A date range will change depending on the review process. Usually within 180 calendar days from the receipt of a complete and acceptable application but may exceed that timeline.