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Community-based Restoration Funding Opportunities
In addition to nationwide funding opportunities, regional funding opportunities are available through the NOAA Restoration Center partnerships that announce open competitions for restoration funds throughout the year. These cooperative partnerships allow us to target regional restoration priorities and leverage NOAA contributions with local resources. During open announcements, applications should be directed to the partner organization.
To find funding opportunities in your region, see below:
Northeast Region | Southeast Region | Northwest Region | Southwest Region | Great Lakes Region
Northeast Region
Funding Opportunity
States Included
Typical Funding
Description
Deadline
ME, MA, NH
$40,000 to $125,000
Funds habitat restoration projects located within the United States portion of the Gulf of Maine watershed. During open announcements, applications should be directed to the Gulf of Maine Council.
Closed
MD, VA, DC, NY, DE, PA, WV
Design $10,000 to 30,000; Implementation $20,000 to 200,000
Funds projects that work on a local level to protect and improve watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin, while building citizen-based resource stewardship.
Closed
Southeast Region
Funding Opportunity
States Included
Typical Funding
Description
Deadline
TX, LA, MS, AL and FL (Gulf side through Tampa Bay)
TBD
Funds projects that will benefit living marine resources throughout the Gulf Coast Region, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (through Tampa Bay).
Closed
FL, AL, MS, LA, TX
Up to $100,000
These funds can be used to remove or modify anthropogenic barriers to restore historic tidal estuarine and freshwater exchange to benefit coastal and marine fisheries habitat along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
Closed
TX, LA, MS, AL, FL, PR, VI
$25,000 to $100,000
Funds habitat restoration projects in the five states bordering the Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S. Territories of the Caribbean. In the gulf states, priority is given to projects in Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS).
Closed
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
$20,000 -$100,000
Funds on-the-ground restoration of aquatic habitats to benefit living marine resources.
Closed
Northwest Region
Funding Opportunity
States Included
Typical Funding
Description
Deadline
OR, WA, ID
$20,000 to $100,000
Funds projects that aim to restore the natural functions of whole watersheds in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington and to amplify community-based partnerships focused on the strategic restoration of Pacific salmon and steelhead ecosystems.
Closed
WA
No maximum or minimum request
Funds local on-the-ground habitat restoration projects in the lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay estuaries, with a focus on those projects that have multi-species benefits for living marine resources.
Closed
Southwest Region
Funding Opportunity
States Included
Typical Funding
Description
Deadline
HI
Up to $80,000
Funds restoration projects that ensure healthy and sustainable fishery resources, advance innovative restoration techniques, engage local communities in stewardship and outreach/education efforts, encourage collaboration between public, private, and agency partners, and encourage science-based monitoring to evaluate restoration project success.
Closed
Great Lakes Region
Funding Opportunity
States Included
Typical Funding
Description
Deadline
Great Lakes Basin, including MI, IL, WI, MN, IN, OH, NY, PA
$1,000,000 to $1,500,000
Funds regional habitat restoration projects that will benefit Great Lakes coastal resources through improved habitat quality in the Great Lakes basin.
Closed
