NOAA Restoration Center

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NOAA Restoration Center
Community-based Restoration Program (CRP)

• Erika Ammann
• NOAA Restoration Center
• 222 West 7th Ave Box 43
• Anchorage, AK
• 99503
• Erika.Ammann_at_noaa.gov

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Welcome

• Goals
• Provide an overview of the Community-based
  Restoration Program (CRP)
• Identify Funding opportunities
• Review procedures for Applying for Funding

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About the RC

• Mission
• Restoring degraded habitats
• Advancing the science of coastal habitat
  restoration
• Funding projects that are considered important by
  the people who live in the community
• Fostering habitat stewardship and a conservation
  ethic

Moose Creek Willow Planting
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Projects Nationwide
Northwest, 255 projects
North Atlantic 214 projects
Alaska 35 projects
Middle Atlantic 93 projects
California 182 projects
South Atlantic 72 projects
Caribbean 4 projects
Western Pacific, 10 projects
Gulf of Mexico, 140 projects
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Restoration and Stewardship

• Over 1000 projects funded since 1996
• 97,000 volunteers contributed over 586,000 hours
• 19,000 acres of productive habitat restored
• 735 miles of stream opened for fish passage

Volunteers at the Bell CreekRestoration
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CRP in Alaska

• Total Projects 35
• 881,000 in NOAA funding and 883,000 in
  leveraged funds
• Participation by 1,290 volunteers contributing
  20,00 volunteer hours
• 170 acres restored/rehabilitated
• Over 9 stream miles opened to fish passage

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National Regional Partnerships in AK
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Cooperative Agreements through the RC

• Direct Funding Mechanisms
• 1) Direct Solicitation Habitat Awards
• 2) Open River Initiative
• 3)Marine Debris Program
• 4) New STIMULUS opportunity RFP to be released
  in the coming week.
• Federal find and apply www.grants.gov

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Stimulus Opportunity

• 4) New STIMULUS opportunity RFP to be released
  in the coming week.
• -Priority one is ecological benefit to fish
  habitat
• Second priority is job creation
• Timeline 30 day for proposals
• Funding decisions in May
• Projects completed in 18 Months
• Federal find and apply www.grants.gov

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Finding Funding Opportunities
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration
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Finding Funding Opportunities

• www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration

• Funding Opportunities
• All CRP-direct
• Partner
• Other NOAA-related

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Applying for Direct CRP Funds

• Grants.gov
• Step 1 Register to submit applications
• Register organization
• Register authorized representative
• Set up an individual as a representative

Registration can take up to three weeks One time
process
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Proposal Outline

• Proposal Content
• Standard federal forms
• Project summary (2 pages max)
• Project narrative including budget narrative
• Resumes or CVs of primary project personnel
• Site location map
• Letter documenting private or public
  landowner/manager support (Required for Open
  Rivers)
• Additional relevant supporting documentation

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Evaluation Criteria

• Evaluation criteria
• Importance/applicability (benefit to NOAA trust
  resources)
• Technical/scientific merit
• Qualifications of applicant
• Cost effectiveness
• Outreach, education, and community involvement
• Stimulus funding will have an additional jobs
  component

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Assistance from NOAA Staff

• Never too early or too late to contact NOAA RC
  staff regarding a proposal
• Answer questions
• Assistance with project design
• Guidance on level and scope of information needed
  for NEPA compliance

Never assume prior knowledge of the project by
reviewers
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Important Funding Requirements

• Financial Reports
• Progress Reports
• Minimum Monitoring

When developing a proposal, account for the time
and resources necessary to complete these
requirements
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Minimum Monitoring

• Four steps to an effective plan
• Develop one broad goal
• Develop two quantifiable objectives
• For each objective, identify a parameter to
  monitor
• Define a target value for each parameter
• Structure - Greater than 40 cover of native
  plant species
• Function - 10 increase in desired fish
  population utilizing the marsh

Data are analyzed collectively to help improve
restoration success Results do not determine
whether a project succeeds or fails
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Contact info

• Erika Ammann
• [phone]
• Erika.Ammann_at_noaa.gov