[Sdi-latinamericacaribbean] 2012 NOAA International Coral Cooperative Agreements (Deadline: November 18)

[cnaguirre at ipgh.org]

Source: Anete Berzina
 
See below a funding opportunity of NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
International Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreements. 

In 2012, the Program seeks to develop 2-year cooperative agreements that
will build capacity for the development and effective implementation of
marine protected areas (MPAs) as outlined in the NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation Program International Strategy 2010-2015. The strategy can
be found at:
http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/strategy/currentgoals/resources/intl_strategy.pdf.


Eligible applicants are limited to the following categories:
institutions of higher education, U.S. and international non-profit
organizations, non-US government authorities, and commercial
organizations. Individuals and U.S. Federal agencies are not eligible.
Priority will be given to regional organizations that work in multiple
countries and have a working relationship and demonstrated experience
working with the local government authorities that manage the marine
areas addressed. Priority will be given to those competitive pre- and
final applications that propose working effectively in more than two
countries. In the case of Samoa and the Southwest Pacific, one country
must be independent Samoa. Applicants must describe their past
experience in the selected sites or countries and whether there are any
environmental conservation agreements in place with the local partners
and government authorities. Pre- and final applications that propose
work across multiple regions (for ex., the Southwest Pacific) are
eligible to apply; in these instances, the application must demonstrate
that the two or more countries in which work is proposed can be grouped
legitimately based on existing regional networks, agreements, and/or
existing coral reef conservation activities. 

Specific country eligibility is limited to: 1. The following Non-US
countries and territories of the Wider Caribbean: Bahamas, Belize,
British Virgin Islands, Grenada, Mexico, Saba and St. Eustatius, St.
Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Turks and Caicos Islands. For
eligible MPA sites in each country, please refer to Section B. Program
Priorities on the link below. 2. The Southwest Pacific: independent
Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Nauru. Priority will
be given to work conducted in independent Samoa, particularly work that
contributes to independent Samoa's engagement in the Two Samoa's
Initiative.

More information can be found below; the full funding announcement,
application and further details can be found at:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=srpyTt9ZXBqkmsdmMsTGnc1PnscvqK0rZrHDjCQHbLVLgTj4TTy0!-102435184?oppId=121133&mode=VIEW



Anete Berzina
Communications Specialist
European Union Representative Office 
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
64, Boulevard Louis Schmidt, 1040 Brussels, Belgium 
Telephone: +32-2-739-1001; Fax +32-2-732-9499
www.iucn.org/ipbes
www.iucn.org/euoverseas 
 

   REMINDER:  Pre-applications  must be submitted by 5 p.m., U.S.
Eastern
   Standard  Time,  on  Friday, November 18, 2011, preferably by email
to
   [1]coral.grants at noaa.gov
   2012 NOAA International Coral Cooperative Agreements
   FULL FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT:
   For specific details on this opportunity, please refer to the full
Federal
   Funding Opportunity announcement found at
   [2]http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do. Search for Funding
Opportunity
   Number NOAA-NOS-IPO-2012-2003117 or CFDA Number 11.482. Please note
that the
   pre-application is NOT to be submitted through Grants.gov.
   DUE DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
   Pre-applications must be submitted by 5 p.m., U.S. Eastern Standard
Time, on
   Friday, November 18, 2011, preferably by email to
[3]coral.grants at noaa.gov.
   Final applications, by invitation only, must be received by 5 p.m.,
U.S.
   Eastern Time, on Friday, February 17, 2012 through [4]www.grants.gov.
   2012 AWARDS:
   Approximately $300,000 may be available in FY 2012 to support
cooperative
   agreements under this program including approximately $150,000 for
the first
   12 months of a 24-month cooperative agreement in the Wider Caribbean
and
   approximately $150,000 for the first 12 months of a 24-month
cooperative
   agreement in independent Samoa and the Southwest Pacific. Funding for
both
   years will be subject to the availability of Federal appropriations
and
   program priorities.
   SUMMARY OF PROGRAM PRIORITIES
   In FY 2012, the CRCP seeks to develop cooperative agreements that
will build
   capacity  for  the  development and effective implementation of
marine
   protected areas (MPAs) as outlined in the NOAA Coral Reef
Conservation
   Program International Strategy 2010-2015 (International Strategy)
which can
   be found at:
  
[5]http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/strategy/currentgoals/resources/intl_
   strategy.pdf. The International Strategy is intended to strengthen
and
   expand the CRCP international coral reef conservation efforts by
providing
   twenty-year strategic goals and five-year objectives that the CRCP
will work
   to address to effectively reduce threats to coral reefs
internationally. It
   focuses on the regions and specific coral reef conservation
activities where
   the CRCP can have the greatest impact while building on NOAA
strengths,
   partnerships, resources and expertise.
   Priority Goal One of the International Strategy calls for the CRCP to
"Work
   with  regional  initiatives to build MPA networks and strengthen
local
   management  capacity  to improve and maintain resilience of coral
reef
   ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them" (Priority
Goal 1,
   International Strategy). The intent of this goal is to build
well-designed
   and effectively managed marine protected areas (MPAs) and marine
protected
   area (MPA) networks by strengthening capacity to design and implement
MPAs
   from local to regional levels. The goal also promotes science-based
tools
   and MPA network principles, including connectivity,
representativeness,
   protection of spawning aggregations, biodiversity, livelihood
impacts, and
   resilience to climate change.
   Depending  on the availability of funds, CRCP will support
cooperative
   agreements  that  address  Objectives  2  through  5  listed under
the
   International Strategy Priority Goal One for MPA capacity-building in
each
   of the following two priority regions: the Wider Caribbean and Samoa
and the
   Southwest Pacific. The objectives listed under this goal focus on
building
   capacity to support the effective design, implementation, monitoring
and
   evaluation of MPAs and MPA networks in coral reef ecosystems in
priority
   international regions. Objective 2 focuses on building long-term
capacity
   for MPA practitioners while objectives 3-5 focus on meeting
enforcement,
   financial, and scientific needs. Most of the objectives are focused
on
   improving management of existing MPAs, which is prioritized over
identifying
   new MPA sites.
   For more details on the Priority Goal One objectives, please refer to
the
   International Strategy.
   ELIGIBILITY:
   Eligible applicants are limited to the following categories:
institutions of
   higher education, U.S. and international non-profit organizations,
non-US
   government authorities, and commercial organizations. Individuals and
U.S.
   federal agencies are not eligible. For specific country eligibility,
please
   refer to Section III.A of the FFO. The proposed work must be
conducted at
   non-U.S. sites as described in Section I.B of the FFO.
   COST SHARING OR MATCH REQUIREMENTS:
   Coral conservation projects funded under this program require a 1:1
match.
   Matching funds must be from non-Federal sources and can include
in-kind
   contributions and other non-cash support. Please refer to section
III.B.
   Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement of the FFO for information on
match
   waiver request requirements.
   FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS WRITE TO:
[6]International.coral.grants at noaa.gov or
   [7]scot.frew at noaa.gov

References

   1. mailto:coral.grants at noaa.gov
   2. http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do
   3. mailto:coral.grants at noaa.gov
   4. http://www.grants.gov/
   5.
http://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/strategy/currentgoals/resources/intl_strategy.pdf
   6. mailto:International.coral.grants at noaa.gov
   7. mailto:scot.frew at noaa.gov