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OIA-CRNR-2025-V2: Copy of OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program 2025 - reposted July 2, 2025

Closed Closed August 15, 2025 Opportunity OIA-CRNR-2025-V2 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$300,000
• Total funding$2.6 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including utilities) in the territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in the Freely Associated Sates which are the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; hospitals/health centers, institutions of higher education and any non-profit organizations whose projects directly benefit one or more of the seven insular areas in accordance with Federal regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 2, Part 200 "Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards" or 2 CFR 200. Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial or Legislative branches of local governments. Please see the Application Package Checklist.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories awards averaged $3.1 million; this notice allows up to $300,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Coral Reef & Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative provides grant funding to protect the health of all natural resources including coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. insular areas for the long-term economic and social benefit to their island populations including risk management, prevention, rapid response, eradication, and other efforts to combat invasive species and restore native species. Healthy coral reefs protect human communities from storm surges.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

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