NFWF's Sea Turtles Program implements a multi-species business plan that guides conservation investments to measurably improve the current recovery trajectories of four sea turtle populations in the Western Hemisphere: leatherbacks and loggerheads in the Northwest Atlantic, and leatherbacks and hawksbills in the Eastern Pacific. Up to $1,500,000 in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds will be available for this portion of the Request for Proposals.
Key conservation strategies for this program include:
- Reduce bycatch in fishing gear – support incentive-based approaches for the development and implementation of turtle-friendly fishing gear and practices;
- Increase and protect the productivity of priority nesting beaches;
- Build strong regional networks to implement conservation activities – support standardized methods, models and learning networks across the population range as well as coordinated monitoring networks to evaluate the progress of conservation efforts.
The NFWF Sea Turtles Program will also assist the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the administration of up to $450,000 in funds for grant award support to permitted U.S. organizations in providing sea turtle stranding response and/or rehabilitation in the United States and U.S. Territories.
Deadlines:
Pre-Proposal Due Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Full Proposal Due Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, educational institutions, and international organizations. For-profit organizations are eligible to apply but should reach out to the program staff prior to submitting an application.
- As this program will award grants of Federal financial assistance funds, applicants must be able to comply with the OMB guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR 200 (OMB Uniform Guidance).
- Ineligible applicants include U.S. Federal government agencies and unincorporated individuals.
This Request for Proposals will award up to $1,500,000 in USFWS, USAID and NOAA funding. Most awards under this program will fall in the range of $50,000 to $300,000; however upper or lower limits to award size are not specified. A minimum of a 1:1 non-Federal match of cash and/or in-kind services is required for most international projects. Match is not required for projects applying to the NOAA partnership priority for stranding response and rehabilitation capacity but is strongly encouraged and will strengthen a project’s competitiveness. Additional year funds are not guaranteed to be available in future years to supplement awards made as a result of this review. Selected projects may be required to submit data funded by this program to global databases and/or present their results through NFWF-sponsored forums.