[Coral-List] FY22-23 NOAA International Coral Reef funding opportunity

[Eileen Alicea - NOAA Affiliate]

Hello!
The new FY22-23 NOAA International Coral Reef Conservation funding
opportunity has been published. For all details, please go to the grants.gov
link to download the announcement under the Related Documents tab:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335826

Dates: *THERE WILL BE NO PRE-APPLICATION STAGE FOR THIS COMPETITION*. Full
applications in electronic form must be received and validated through
www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, by *WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1,
2021*. Due to the COVID-19 situation and NOAA staff telework status, *paper
format applications delivered at our physical address will NOT be accepted*
for this FY22-23 application cycle.

Please keep in mind the following information necessary to submit an
application to Grants.gov:
(1) The free annual registration process in the electronic System for Award
Management (SAM) may take between three and five business days or as long
as several weeks (see Section IV.F. of this Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO), and (2) if you submit an application via Grants.gov you will
receive a series of email notifications for up to two business days before
learning via validation or rejection whether NOAA has received your
application.

*Funding Opportunity Description*: The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
(CRCP) provides matching grants and cooperative agreements for
international coral reef conservation projects. CRCP solicits proposals
that will support the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Strategic Plan
(Strategic Plan-2018) which uses a resilience-based management
approach, focused on conservation that supports the ability of corals to
withstand and recover from stress. All non-U.S. international tropical
coral reef locations are eligible under this Federal Funding Opportunity
with emphasis on the Wider Caribbean, South East Asia and South Pacific,
and Micronesia. See specific countries in Section I. B. Funding for the
Fiscal Year 2022 competition is subject to the availability of
Congressional appropriations and is expected to be approximately
$1,000,000. NOAA expects each applicant will request between $40,000 and
$300,000 annually for an award with a project period up to two years.
Funding after the first year generally depends on future Congressional
appropriations, NOAA/CRCP priorities, and recipient performance in the
first year(s) of the award.

The points of contact for this announcement are Scot.Frew at noaa.gov and
Eileen.Alicea at noaa.gov.

Thank you,
Eileen Alicea
CSS/Lynker Senior Program Analyst
on contract to NOAA's Office for Coastal Management
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Puerto Rico NE Marine Corridor and Culebra Island Habitat Focus Area
on detail to FEMA Natural and Cultural Resources-Recovery Support Function
Office Phone 240-533-0775 (you may leave a message)