[Coral-List] NFWF and NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Fund RFP posted

[Erin Duggan]

Hello,

The NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program, in cooperation with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), has announced the opening of a grant competition for coral reef conservation projects proposed by domestic and international applicants. The RFP can be found at www.nfwf.org/coralreef<http://www.nfwf.org/coralreef>. Approximately $500K will be made available for this competition, which will leverage an equal amount of matching funds provided by applicant organizations for a total investment of approximately $1,000,000.  Please see the RFP announcement for a description of the funding categories for this competition as well as other important application information.
Brief pre-proposals for this competition are due on December 15, 2010 and must be submitted via the NFWF Easy Grants system (http://www.nfwf.org/easygrants).

NFWF will also host a webinar on December 1st to discuss the priorities identified in the RFP and describe how to write a competitive application. Details and sign up information are also available on at www.nfwf.org/coralreef<http://www.nfwf.org/coralreef>.


Erin Duggan
Program Coordinator - Marine Programs

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