$100 Million in Funding Available for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects
Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
Offered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), projects selected will have a transformative impact for coastal communities and tribes across the country. 15% of these grants are specifically available to U.S. federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and organizations that represent tribes through formal legal agreements.
Additional Resources:
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Overview
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2025-29526
$100 million in funding is available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Projects selected through this funding opportunity will have a transformative impact for coastal communities and tribes across the country. They will help sustain our nation’s fisheries, make significant strides in the recovery of threatened and endangered species, and help protect coastal communities and ecosystems. They will support efforts such as reconnecting rivers to their historic floodplains, out-planting corals to rebuild reefs, building living shorelines that protect coasts from erosion and sea level rise, and more.
Of the $100 million in funding available, 15 percent is specifically available to U.S. federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and organizations that represent tribes through formal legal agreements, through direct awards or subawards:
A direct award is an award where the tribe is the applicant, receives an award from NOAA, and administers the award.
A subaward to a tribe is an award where a non-tribal applicant receives a direct award from NOAA, but provides a specific amount of funding to a tribe to carry out a portion of the award.
The remaining funding will be available to all eligible applicants.
Funding
Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor: $750,000
Dates
Posted Date: Dec 06, 2024
Closing Date for Applications: Apr 16, 2025
Contact Information:
For further information contact Rina Studds or Amanda Cousart at 301-427-8651 or 301-337-9447, or by e-mail at resilience.grants@noaa.gov.
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NOAA Restoration Center staff before submitting an application to discuss their NOAA project ideas with respect to technical merit and NOAA's objectives. NOAA will make every effort to respond to prospective applicants on a first come, first served basis. These discussions will not include review of draft proposals or site visits during the application period.