Grant and RFP Listings

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will award grants to improve the health of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems. Grants will be awarded to reduce land-based sources of pollution, advance coral reef fisheries management, support recovery and resiliency of coral reef systems and improve watershed management planning.

The Shark Conservation Fund is a collaboration of philanthropists dedicated to solving the global shark and ray crisis. Our goal is to halt the over-exploitation of the world’s sharks and rays, prevent extinctions and restore imperiled species through strategic and catalytic grantmaking.

The Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) is a unique new mechanism that has been designed to accelerate progress on SDG14 by the identifying, financing, advising and mentoring of truly innovative, entrepreneurial and creative approaches to ocean and coastal restoration and protection that sustains livelihoods and advances the ’blue economy’. The OIC seeks innovations that are transferable, replicable and scalable in order to achieve maximum catalytic impact.

The Ocean Acidification Program education mini-grant initiative, is a competitively based program that supports coastal and ocean acidification education programs that are responsive to the goals of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Education Implementation Plan. Priority goals include prioritizing and engaging target audiences for ocean and coastal acidification education and outreach, matching ocean and coastal acidification communication needs with existing research, education and outreach activities, while developing innovative approaches for community involvement.

Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $5,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will significantly advance the understanding of the economics of aquaculture businesses in the U.S. and address gaps regarding important market information. The overall goal is to advance business management towards development of a sustainable marine and Great Lakes aquaculture industry in the U.S. Successful proposals will address geographic and/or topical needs and will fully integrate research, extension, and education.

Seeking project proposals from non-federal partners to enhance coral resilience and improve the long-term success and efficiency of shallow-water coral reef restoration in a changing climate.

Projects funded through this opportunity will support:

• Research and development of interventions to improve coral resilience to environmental stressors.

The Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program is a project of the Waitt Foundation. ROC Grants provide small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues. This complements the Waitt Foundation’s existing major grants program and is responsive to conservation opportunities, supports higher-risk ideas at a low financial cost, and engages with small, local NGOs on a global scale.