NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Fund 2018 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Annual National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Coral Reef Conservation Fund: Request for Proposal

The grants competition is funded primarily by NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. It supports both US domestic and international coral reef conservation projects.

This year funding is available for international projects and are limiting the project categories to only two very specific areas, including the following priority below:

Implement Indonesia and Philippines Management Priorities

Applicants seeking funding under this category should address coral reef conservation and management capacity needs and/or priority actions identified through regional planning and capacity building initiatives, including but not limited to activities supported by USAID, NOAA between 2010 and 2018. Project examples include the implementation of the following: sustainable tourism plans, ecosystem approach to fisheries management, MPA management effectiveness, MPA management plan, marine spatial planning and zoning plans, MPA network plans, MPA community-based enforcement plans, and sustainable financing for MPAs.

It is advised that projects be no more than 30-60K. The eligible applicants with a really good project that closely matches the rfp are encouraged to apply.

Pre-applications are due just about a month from now, Thursday, March 15.

For more information, please click the following link:

http://www.nfwf.org/coralreef/Pages/2018rfp.aspx

Contact Person:

• Scot Frew

• NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Silver Spring, MD 20910

• 240-533-0774
Fax: 301-713-4012 http://coralreef.noaa.gov