NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2022-2007121: FY2022 NOAA Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grant Program
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Commerce notices from 2021.
Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $100,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on February 23, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 12, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.0 million
- Award floor$100,000
- Total funding$500,000
- Expected awards3
- Cost sharingRequired
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | November 12, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | February 23, 2022 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | March 25, 2022 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 11 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Coral Reef Conservation Program awards averaged $679,854; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (50% over five years) went to state and local governments.
- The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.
What the grant funds
The Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grants competition is a tribute to the work and life of Dr. Ruth Gates and aims to build on her efforts to address the decline in the abundance and health of coral reefs, through innovative research. The work funded through this program is aimed at promoting long-term persistence of corals by supporting the science needed to incorporate resilient corals into restoration activities and to enhance the efficiency of sexual coral restoration. The principal objective of this grant program is to move coral intervention science towards field application in order to increase coral survivorship and promote resilient, genetically diverse, and reproductively viable coral populations. Projects funded through the Ruth Gates Restoration Innovation Grants are expected to have an overarching goal of bringing intervention research closer to applied restoration efforts. These projects should 1) advance the research and development of coral interventions to improve resilience to environmental stressors or 2) research innovations to improve the survival of post sexually-derived propagules in order to increase genetic diversity of coral populations. Selected proposals will be funded through cooperative agreements. One, two, or three funding years will be considered. The funding for the second and/or third year (FY23 and/or FY24) will be estimated in the FY22 application, with final amounts determined in future years, pending future federal appropriations and progress towards project milestones. Proposals for multi-year funding should outline the costs expected for year two and year three in detail in this proposal (see Section IV.B for more details about the budget narrative for multi-year awards). NOAA anticipates typical federal funding for awards will range from $100,000-$250,000/year for a total $100,000 to $750,000 over one to three years. NOAA will not accept proposals with a federal funding request of less than $100,000 or more than $1,000,000 total over three years. NOAA anticipates approximately $500,000 will be available under this announcement in FY22. Funds will be administered by the Office of Habitat Conservation in conjunction with the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP). Funding may be divided among the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic regions to maintain the geographic balance of the CRCP grant portfolio, as required by the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
Who has won Coral Reef Conservation Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Coral Reef Conservation Program (11.482) awarded $40.8 million across 60 grant awards, an average of $679,854 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | District of Columbia | 3 | $7.6 million |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection | Florida | 3 | $3.6 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Hawaii | 3 | $3.4 million |
| The Nature Conservancy | Virginia | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Government of Guam- Department of Administration | Guam | 3 | $3.0 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2022-2007121 still open?
No. It closed on February 23, 2022.
Who can apply for FY2022 NOAA Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grant Program?
Department of Commerce accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
What is the deadline for FY2022 NOAA Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grant Program?
Closed February 23, 2022. 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 $1.0 million each. About $500,000 in total across about 3 awards.
Who has won Coral Reef Conservation Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources. The program made 60 awards worth $40.8 million in that time.