NOAA Fisheries will announce the availability of $20 million in funding for projects that will advance the coastal habitat restoration and climate resilience priorities of tribes and underserved communities, including through capacity building. This funding has been made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is the third and final round of this funding opportunity under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Of the $20 million in funding available, 15 percent is specifically available to U.S. federally recognized tribes through direct awards or subawards. The remaining funding will be available to all eligible applicants, to support opportunities for tribes and underserved communities to meaningfully engage in coastal habitat restoration activities.
Through this funding, NOAA will help support community-driven habitat restoration and build the capacity of tribes and underserved communities to more fully participate in restoration activities. Projects selected through this opportunity will span several types of activities, including capacity building and restoration:
● Capacity building includes activities such as participation in municipal or regional-scale resilience planning, project planning and feasibility studies, community engagement, or developing proposals for future funding.
● Restoration includes activities such as demonstration projects, engineering and design, permitting, and on-the-ground habitat restoration work.
Across all of these activities, selected projects will work to ensure that the needs and priorities of tribes and underserved communities are at the center of habitat restoration and coastal resilience efforts happening in their communities.
NOAA will accept proposals with a federal funding request of between $75,000 and $2 million for the entire award, with typical funding anticipated to range from $250,000 to $1 million. The application deadline is May 12, 2025. For more information, view the Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communitiesfunding opportunity.
NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation has a long history conducting habitat restoration efforts by executing large-scale competitive funding opportunities and providing expert technical assistance through its Community-based Restoration Program. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act present a historic opportunity for NOAA to continue making an impact for fisheries, threatened and endangered species, and coastal communities, including tribes. To date, we have funded 214 awards totaling $985 million through two rounds of funding competitions. This funding opportunity will be posted on Grants.govtomorrow. Please let me know if you have any questions
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