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Estuary Habitat Restoration
Project Funding

On behalf of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council, NOAA Fisheries Service is soliciting proposals for estuary habitat restoration projects. The Council seeks projects that achieve cost-effective restoration while promoting partnerships among agencies and between public and private sectors.

Priority consideration will be provided to project proposals that:

• Are designed to address projected climate change impacts;
• Occur within a watershed where there is a program being implemented that addresses sources of pollution and other activities that otherwise would adversely affect the restored habitat; and
• Include pilot testing or demonstration of an innovative technology or approach having the potential to achieve better restoration results than conventional technologies, or comparable results at lower cost in terms of energy, economics, or environmental impacts.

Selected projects must provide ecosystem benefits, have scientific merit, be technically feasible, cost-effective, and support the Estuary Habitat Restoration Strategy. Proposals selected for Estuary Habitat Restoration Program funding may be implemented in accordance with a cost-share agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps); or a cooperative agreement with the Corps or NOAA, subject to availability of funds. The Council anticipates up to $7 million may be available for funding; awards are expected to range between $100,000 and $1 million.

The FY2011 Solicitation is now closed.
Next announcement anticipated May 2012.

 

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