# BLACK ABALONE REPRODUCTION INVESTIGATION: FACILITATING CRITICAL HABITAT EXEMPTION AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND FOR ENHANCED FLEET READINESS AND UNBURDENED TESTING AND TRAINING

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/n62473-25-2-0004-black-abalone-reproduction-investigation-facilitating/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359908

> Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest offered grants of up to $367,721 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on August 4, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | N62473-25-2-0004 |
| Agency | Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 4, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $367,721 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.005 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Any Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Californian cooperative partner who qualifies under the DoDGARS Part 34 or 2 CFR 200 is eligible to apply. Please see applicable terms and conditions, provided as a separate attachment.

## What the grant funds

Research to understand black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) reproductive biology (using red abalone [Haliotis rufescens] as surrogates or conspecifics) is necessary to remain in compliance with the San Clemente Island (SCI) Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP), and also provide a benefit to black abalone species as required under section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 35). The SCI INRMP’s main objective for black abalone is to “continue to monitor and support the recovery of the black abalone population in suitable rocky intertidal habitat to increase the population at SCI,” which specifically calls for efforts to “investigate factors affecting larval dispersal distances, survival, and recruitment dynamics” for black abalone. Federally endangered black abalone are currently present on SCI and managed under the SCI INRMP. SCI received a critical habitat exclusion for black abalone based on the determination that the Navy’s SCI INRMP provides several benefits to black abalone and that thorough management efforts are included in the INRMP and implemented on the island. Continued critical habitat exclusion is crucial to support the Navy’s mission on SCI. Thus, it is imperative that reproductive biology of black abalone is investigated to inform potential future translocation, outplanting, and captive breeding efforts for the species, with goals of eventual downlisting or delisting of the species at SCI and throughout its range.

## Questions people ask

### Is N62473-25-2-0004 still open?

No. It closed on August 4, 2025.

### Who can apply for BLACK ABALONE REPRODUCTION INVESTIGATION: FACILITATING CRITICAL HABITAT EXEMPTION AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND FOR ENHANCED FLEET READINESS AND UNBURDENED TESTING AND TRAINING?

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BLACK ABALONE REPRODUCTION INVESTIGATION: FACILITATING CRITICAL HABITAT EXEMPTION AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND FOR ENHANCED FLEET READINESS AND UNBURDENED TESTING AND TRAINING?

Closed August 4, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $367,721 each.

### Who has won Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Colorado State University, Salcha-Delta SWCD, University of Hawaii. The program made 322 awards worth $557 million in that time.