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Request For Community-based Habitat Restoration Proposals
(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association July 2002 Newsletter)
The American Sportfishing Association’s (ASA) FishAmerica Foundation invites proposals for the second round of citizen-driven habitat restoration projects in 2002 under its partnership with the Community-Based Restoration Program within NOAA Fisheries. The partnership encourages local efforts to accomplish meaningful on-the-ground restoration of marine, estuarine and riparian habitats, including salt marshes, seagrass beds, coral reefs, mangrove forests, and freshwater habitats important to anadromous fish species (fish like salmon and striped bass that spawn in freshwater and migrate to the sea). Emphasis is on using a hands-on, grassroots approach to restore fisheries habitat across coastal America.
Projects must result in on-the-ground habitat restoration, clearly demonstrate significant benefits to marine, estuarine or anadromous fisheries resources, particularly sportfish, and must involve community participation through an educational or volunteer component tied to the restoration activities. Where possible, participation of NOAA staff is encouraged to strengthen the development and implementation of sound restoration projects.
Proposals will be jointly evaluated by NOAA technical staff and FishAmerica staff, ranked, and recommendations forwarded to the FishAmerica Conservation Projects Committee for funding consideration.
Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criterion:
Extent to which the project will improve habitat for fisheries resources;
Technical merit and project feasibility;
Specificity of results, benefits and products;
Cost effectiveness and budget detail and justification;
Partnership/Cooperation from community groups and other organizations.
Funding requests typically fall within the range of $5,000 to $30,000. Proposals can be part of a larger restoration project funded through additional sources, however a discrete project objective must be completed within one year of an award. Be sure to list all pending and received matching funds for the project by category (e.g. salaries and supplies). Matching funds can consist of a combination of cash donations, in-kind services and/or volunteer labor. Funding requests for administrative salaries, overhead, monitoring expenses and travel will not be considered.
When applying for funds, please submit the following:
Two unstapled originals and one unstapled copy of the completed application outline with a detailed budget and project description. Applicants are encouraged to download the grant application format from http://www.fishamerica.org;
Letter of Support from the appropriate state resource agency;
Evidence of the recipient organization’s tax-exempt status.
Additional supporting documentation such as maps, photographs, and design plans are strongly encouraged but not required.
In addition to the information requested on the application outline, please submit the information listed below:
Congressional district of applicant (http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials);
Longitude/Latitude coordinates of project site (in decimal degrees, if available).
Applicants should submit their proposals for community-based restoration projects to the FishAmerica Foundation at:
Grant Applications – NOAA/FAF RFP
FishAmerica Foundation
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 420
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
The proposals must be received no later than July 24, 2002. Funding will be announced in
September 2002. Additional information on project status may be requested before awards are finalized by contacting FishAmerica at fishamerica@asafishing.org.
For more information on the FishAmerica Foundation, or the NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program (CRP) and its partners, please visit the following websites:
FishAmerica Foundation:http://www.fishamerica.com
NOAA Restoration Center CRP: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/community/index.html
Johanna DeGroff
Grants Administrator
FishAmerica Foundation
225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 420
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 519-9691
(703) 519-1872 fax
jdegroff@asafishing.org