NOAA Marine Debris Program – Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Grants
NOAA published an Omnibus Federal Register Notice on July 11, 2008 to announce the availability of FY2009 competitive federal grant funds. Through NOAA's Marine Debris Program (MDP), funds are provided to catalyze the implementation of locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects that will benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and NOAA trust resources including anadromous fish. The Federal Funding Opportunity (link below) describes the conditions under which applications (project proposals) will be accepted under the MDP and describes criteria under which applications will be evaluated for funding consideration. Projects funded through the MDP have strong on-the-ground habitat components involving the removal of marine debris and derelict fishing gear that will provide educational and social benefits for people and their communities in addition to long-term ecological habitat improvements for NOAA trust resources. Proposals selected for funding through this solicitation will be implemented through a cooperative agreement.
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