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Coral Reef Conservation Program

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

11.482

Program objective

To provide matching grants of financial assistance in support of coral reef conservation programs and projects that preserve, sustain, and restore U.S. and international coral reef ecosystems.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Through CFDA 11.482, the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) intends to continue to fund projects proposed by State and Territorial Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations including community groups, and academic Institutions. Funded projects are expected to focus on addressing three primary threats to coral reef ecosystems: land-based pollution, fishing impacts, and climate change. Through CFDA 11.482, the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) continued to fund projects proposed by State and Territorial Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations including community groups, and academic Institutions. Funded projects focused on addressing three primary threats to coral reef ecosystems: land-based pollution, fishing impacts, and climate change.

  2. 2017

    Through CFDA 11.482, the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) intends to continue to fund projects proposed by State and Territorial Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations including community groups, and academic Institutions. Funded projects are expected to focus on addressing three primary threats to coral reef ecosystems: land-based pollution, fishing impacts, and climate change.

  3. 2018

    The Coral Reef Conservation Program expects to continue funding coral reef conservation projects proposed by a variety of recipients, with a focus on addressing three primary threats to coral reef ecosystems: land-based pollution, fishing impacts and climate change. Funding may also be requested to respond to new or emerging management issues related to coral reef conservation.

  4. 2021

    Through CFDA 11.482, the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funds projects proposed by State and Territorial Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations including community groups, and academic Institutions. Funded projects focus on addressing three primary threats to coral reef ecosystems: land-based pollution, fishing impacts, and climate change.

    The Coral Reef Conservation Program expects to continue funding coral reef conservation projects proposed by a variety of recipients, with a focus on addressing three primary threats to coral reef ecosystems: land-based pollution, fishing impacts and climate change. Funding may also be requested to respond to new or emerging management issues related to coral reef conservation.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Allowable costs and financial assistance management will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200 for non-Federal entities. Further guidelines are outlined in the DOC Grants and Cooperative Agreement Policy Manual. The CRCP Grant Program Implementation Guidelines published in 2010 are also applicable to these awards.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Alcoholic
  • American Indian
  • Anyone/general public
  • Artist/Humanist
  • Asian
  • Black
  • Builder/Contractor/Developer
  • Child (6-15)
  • Consumer
  • Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
  • Drug Addict
  • Education (0-8)
  • Education (13+)
  • Education (9-12)
  • Education Professional
  • Engineer/Architect
  • Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
  • Federal
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Graduate Student
  • Health Professional
  • Homeowner
  • Individual/Family
  • Industrialist/ Business person
  • Infant (0-5)
  • Interstate
  • Intrastate
  • Juvenile Delinquent
  • Land/Property Owner
  • Local
  • Low Income
  • Major Metropolis (over 250,000)
  • Mentally Disabled
  • Migrant
  • Minority group
  • Moderate Income
  • Native American Organizations
  • Other Non-White
  • Other Urban
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Pension Recipient
  • Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
  • Preschool
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • Refugee/Alien
  • Rural
  • School
  • Scientist/Researchers
  • Senior Citizen (60+)
  • Small Business Person
  • Small business
  • Spanish Origin
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
  • Sponsored organization
  • State
  • Student/Trainee
  • Suburban
  • U.S. Citizen
  • U.S. Territories
  • Unemployed
  • Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents
  • Welfare Recipient
  • Women
  • Youth (16-21)

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