Closed · NOAA-NMFS-OHC-2025-29484 · CFDA 11.441 · Discretionary
FY25 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grants - Fishery Management Council Cooperative Agreements
Federal grant opportunity posted by DOC NOAA - ERA Production, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $125K-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 25, 2025
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY25 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grants - Fishery Management Council Cooperative Agreements is a closed discretionary listing from DOC NOAA - ERA Production that offered $125,000 -- $300,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 116 other opportunities from DOC NOAA - ERA Production.
- $125K-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 11.441
- CFDA program
- 116
- other opportunities from DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Archived opportunity record
FY25 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Gr… is closed (last close February 25, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOC NOAA - ERA Production still indexes 116 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed February 25, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$1,000,000
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program provides financial assistance through the Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Grants - Fishery Management Council Cooperative Agreements (FMCCA) to the Regional Fishery Management Councils for projects to conserve and manage coral reef fisheries, as authorized under the Coral Reef Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. § 6410. Projects funded through the FMCCA are for activities that: 1) Improve compliance with coral reef fisheries laws and essential fish habitat designations; 2) Provide better scientific information to improve the management of shallow coral reef fisheries and associated essential fish habitat; 3) Advance ecosystem-based fisheries management though the application of existing data and fisheries management tools. Proposals selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through a one-year cooperative agreement. The role of NOAA in the FMCCA is to help identify potential projects to improve sustainable management of shallow coral reef fisheries and ecosystems, strengthen the development and implementation of the projects, and assist in coordination of these efforts with federal, state, territory or commonwealth management authorities and various coral reef user groups. Approximately $1,000,000 is expected to be available for FMCCA in FY 2025. The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program anticipates that awards will range from $125,000-$300,000. NOAA will not accept proposals with a federal request over $350,000.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NMFS-OHC-2025-29484
Grants.gov marks FY25 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Gr… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the DOC NOAA - ERA Production book (91 peers, 78% of 117).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
For administrative or technical questions regarding this announcement, contact the competition manager: Liz Fairey. She can be reached by phone at 301-427- 8632 or by email at Liz.Fairey@noaa.gov.
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What to do next
FY25 Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation Gr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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