Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2013-2003491
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Sep 24, 2012
Creation Date:	Sep 24, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 16, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 16, 2012
Archive Date:	Dec 16, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Award Floor:	$25,000
CFDA Number(s):	11.463 -- Habitat Conservation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

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

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are institutes of higher education, U.S. Territories, state, local and Indian tribal governments, commercial (for-profit) organizations, and non-governmental organizations.

Agency Name

Department of Commerce

Description

On behalf of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (Trustee Council), the NOAA Fisheries Service is soliciting proposals for marine habitat restoration, protection, planning and improvement projects in Exxon Valdez Oil Spill affected communities and environments, as defined by the Trustee Council at: (http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/evos/). For Fiscal Year 2013 the Trustee Council has identified the availability of $900,000 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct this grant competition. Selected projects must provide ecosystem benefits, have scientific merit, be technically feasible, and be cost-effective. Priority projects will address water quality through improvements to storm water or waste water runoff, harbor improvements or related actions. Project idea proposals selected for Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Marine Habitat, Harbor Water Quality Improvement Program funding are subject to final approval by the Trustee Council and will be implemented through a cooperative agreement with NOAA. The Council anticipates up to $900,000 may be available for marine habitat restoration this year, for multi-year projects funding will be approved annually by the Council. Awards are expected to range between $25,000 to $500,000.

Link to Additional Information

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Erika Ammann, Eric Rothwell or Laurel Jennings Office Email

Synopsis Modification History

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