Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program (DOI)

• Published date: 21 January 2021
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31515
• Date: 21 January 2021

Federal Grants & Contracts ■ January 21, 2021 Page 5

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Grants alert (cont.)

infantry combat personnel, with a specic focus on small

unit leaders (e.g., Squad Leader).

Deadline: March 9, 2021.

Funds: $1 million total for up to ve awards.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said immersive sciences activities include

a range of applications such as augmented training

environments that can simulate environments and

assets, and heads-up displays that overlay useful virtual

information onto the real-world environment. While

the Navy and Marine Corps have envisioned these

applications, this research opportunity is focused on the

development of the underlying scientic disciplines.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# N00014-21-S-SN03

Secure Rural Schools Program (DOI)

Scope: The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land

Management seeks applications for the Secure Rural

Schools Program announcement

Deadline: April 23, 2021.

Funds: $3.1 million for awards ranging from $20,000 to

$100,000.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; for-prot

organizations, including small businesses; nonprot

organizations; state, local, special district, and Native

American tribal governments; and independent school

districts, among others.

Areas: DOI said activities may include but are not

limited to road and trail maintenance, forest health

improvement, watershed restoration and maintenance,

soil productivity, improvement and control of noxious

weeds, sh habitat restoration, wildlife habitat

restoration, reestablishing native species, conservation

education, and fuels management/prevention.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# L21AS00235

Coral Reef and Natural Resources Program

(DOI)

Scope: The Interior Department’s Office of Insular

Affairs seeks applications for the FY21 Coral Reef and

Natural Resources Program announcement to improve

the health of coral reef ecosystems and other natural

resources in the U.S. insular areas for their long-term

economic and social benet.

Deadline: April 1, 2021.

Funds: $2.5 million total for up to 20 awards of up to

$300,000. The maximum project period is three years.

Eligibility: Nonprot organizations and local

governmental agencies. The U.S. insular areas include

the U.S. territories of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the

Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and American

Samoa, as well as the independent Freely Associated

States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the

Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of

Palau.

Areas: DOI said priority will be given to projects that

help the insular areas address a variety of threats to

coral reef ecosystems and to eradicating aquatic and

terrestrial plant-, insect-, and animal-invasive species.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# OIAOIA-CRNR2100234

Maintenance Assistance Program (DOI)

Scope: The Interior Department’s Office of Insular

Affairs seeks applications for the FY21 Maintenance

Assistance Program (MAP) announcement to support,

develop, improve, and institutionalize infrastructure

maintenance practices in the seven insular areas.

Deadline: April 1, 2021.

Funds: $4.37 million for up to 15 awards. A 50:50 match

is required.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; nonprot

organizations; and local government agencies, including

local hospitals/health centers and utilities. The areas

include Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands,

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,

the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the

Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Areas: DOI said the following types of assistance are

generally provided under MAP: temporary expertise

(management and technical), specialized vehicles,

equipment and tools, maintenance-related training,

maintenance-related programs/systems, maintenance-

related analysis/studies, and minor renovations and

critical repairs to infrastructure.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# OIAOIA-MAP2100236

Outreach Assessment (DOI)

Scope: The Interior Department’s U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service seeks applications for the Outreach

Assessment announcement to increase the reach of

national prevention campaigns and create clear calls-

to-action that empower people to prevent the spread

of invasive species by promoting the Stop Aquatic

Hitchhikers! campaign, Clean Drain Dry Initiative™, and

PlayCleanGo® campaign.

Deadline: March 10, 2021.

Funds: $60,000 for one award.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOI said activities may include but are not

limited to: determining the effectiveness of the Stop

Aquatic Hitchhikers!, Clean Drain Dry Initiative™,

and PlayCleanGo® campaigns in raising awareness

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