FY25 Pacific Islands - Hawai'i Marine Wildlife Response and Outreach
- Posted
- November 20, 2024
- Closed
- February 17, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $200,000
- Award floor
- $15,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Assistance listing
- 11.454
- Archives
- March 19, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.454 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $5.2M
- FY2026 obligated
- $55.3M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 104
Top recipients: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Natural Resources South Carolina Department, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The National Marine Fisheries Service (hereinafter, "NMFS") is soliciting competitive applications for the fiscal year 2025 Pacific Islands - Hawai'i Wildlife Response and Outreach competition. Projects are being solicited to support specific programmatic activities related to the following 3 priorities: Priority 1: Hawaiian Monk Seal Management Support, Field Response, and Outreach: Projects to conduct in-field response and educational outreach for Hawaiian monk seals occurring on the islands of O'ahu, Maui, Moloka'i, or Hawai'i Island. Funding availability is island and species-specific, with total funding not to exceed $460,000 (up to 4 proposals may be funded). Priority 2: Sea Turtle Management Support, Field Response, and Outreach: Projects to conduct in-field response and educational outreach for sea turtles occurring on the islands of Maui or Hawai'i Island (western Kona side). Funding availability is island and species-specific with total funding not to exceed $140,000 (up to 4 proposals may be funded). Priority 3: Native Hawaiian engagement in cetacean and sea turtle response. Requested funding per project is recommended to not exceed $15,000 (up to 2 proposals may be funded).
Who can apply
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Individuals
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Eligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies and their employees, as well as, Federal instrumentalities (including employees and members) are not eligible to apply.
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