Copy of OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program 2025 - reposted July 2, 2025
Department of the Interior
Description
- What it is: The Coral Reef & Natural Resources (CRNR) Initiative offers grants to protect and restore natural resources—especially coral reef ecosystems—in U.S. insular areas.
- What it funds: Risk management, prevention, rapid response, and eradication efforts to combat invasive species, plus projects that restore native species.
- Goal: Improve the long-term economic and social well-being of island communities by keeping ecosystems healthy.
- Why it matters: …
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…
Source
Grant ID
OIA-CRNR-2025-V2
Funding Source
Department of the Interior
Key Dates
Solicitation Posted
July 2, 2025
Application Response Due
August 15, 2025
Solicitation Closed
May 30, 2026
Eligibility
The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Information
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 o…
Awards & Funding
Total Funding
$2.6M
Award Ceiling
$300,000
Funding Amount
Discretionary
Links
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