Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities for Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Projects
Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities
Offered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the principal objective of this funding opportunity is to support opportunities for tribes, and/or tribal entities, and underserved communities to meaningfully engage in coastal habitat restoration activities.
Additional Resources:
Click to access the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Click to access How to Build Your Proposal
Click to access Resources for NOAA Restoration Center Applicants
Overview
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2025-29689
Funding will prioritize capacity building, meaningful engagement, and restoration project activities that enhance resilience of tribes, tribal entities, and underserved communities and have the greatest potential to lead to habitat restoration in coastal, estuarine, marine, and Great Lakes areas.
NOAA anticipates up to $20 million will be available under this opportunity, of which up to 15% will specifically be available as direct awards and subawards to Indian tribes and Native American organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements (e.g. tribal commissions, tribal consortia, tribal conservation districts, and tribal cooperatives).
The remaining funding will be available to all eligible applicants.
Funding
Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $75,000
Dates
Posted Date: Dec 13, 2024
Closing Date for Applications: May 12, 2025
Project Eligibility:
Projects that are most responsive to the program priorities will be more competitive. Potential activities include:
Capacity building,
which may include (but is not limited to) participation in municipal or regional-scale resilience planning, project planning and feasibility studies, stakeholder engagement, proposal development for future funding, and outreach and education, as well as hiring of staff to increase capacity to support the planning, design and implementation of restoration actions, as well as capacity to support overall award management including tracking, reporting, and project coordination/development;
Meaningful engagement,
which may include (but is not limited to) engaging the community through educational opportunities, community discussions, and/or paid experiences that support the successful execution of the proposed project activities;
Restoration project activities,
including for demonstration projects, which may include engineering and design, permitting, on-the-ground restoration, and pre- and post-project implementation monitoring. Competitive applications will directly benefit tribes or underserved communities. Applicants may apply for funding to support one or more of these activities
Contact Information:
For further information, contact Julia Royster at (301) 427-8686, or by e-mail at underserved.community.grants@noaa.gov.