[Coral-List] NOAA FY13-14 Coral Reef NGO Partnership-Cooperative Agreement opportunity

[Eileen Alicea - NOAA Affiliate]

Please forward to all interested entities:

A new Coral Reef NGO Partnership-Cooperative Agreement opportunity was
published Feb 6, 2013 to establish a partnership with the NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation Program to further the conservation of coral reefs.

*Dates:* Partnership applications for funding in 2013 *must be received and
validated by Grants.gov on or before 5 p.m. EST on Friday, March 29, 2013*.
PLEASE NOTE: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days to validate
or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in developing your
submission timeline. Hard copy applications must include an official
postmark that demonstrates submission by the application due date.

*Funding Opportunity Description*: The purpose of this notice is to invite
Non-Governmental Organizations with non-profit 501 (c) (3) status, with
demonstrated expertise and experience in supporting coral reef management
in U. S. and associated waters to submit a two-year proposal for
establishing a partnership with the NOAA CRCP to further the conservation
of coral reefs. This document describes the coral reef conservation
partnership that the CRCP envisions, identifies the qualities that NOAA
desires in a partner, and describes criteria under which applications will
be evaluated for funding consideration. Partnerships selected through this
notice will be implemented through a multi-year cooperative agreement of up
to two years in length.

*Eligible Applicants*
Eligible applicants are limited to Non-Governmental Organizations with
non-profit 501 (c) (3) status that have demonstrated expertise and
experience in supporting coral reef management in the U. S. NOAA employees
are not permitted to assist in the preparation of applications or write
letters of support for any application. NOAA CRCP staff is available to
provide general information on programmatic goals and objectives, ongoing
coral reef conservation programs/activities, and regional funding
priorities. Federal employee travel and salaries are not allowable costs
under this funding category. All questions about this competition,
including application procedures and materials and selection criteria,
should be directed to the official Federal Program Officer listed under
section VII. Agency Contacts.

Technical point of contact for this announcement is Jenny Waddell, who can
be reached via e-mail at Jenny.Waddell at noaa.gov.

For the full Federal Funding Opportunity announcement please see:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=1LqkRSfGHMQgLq2K5RzQ54ZRvg4W1YkTbL6RTyVcNSZzC9YvbZQV!-1328374230?oppId=219235&mode=VIEW

Or search for Funding Opportunity Number NOAA-NOS-OCRM-2013-2003624 in
Grants.gov