NOAA Restoration Center

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NOAA Restoration Center
Community-based Restoration Program (CRP)

• NOAA Restoration Center
• 222 West 7th Ave Box 43
• Anchorage, AK
• 99503

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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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Community-basedRestoration Program

• Creates partnerships with local constituencies
• Fosters community support through hands-on
  citizen involvement in restoration projects
• Leverages technical expertise and funds
• Instills stewardship and conservation values

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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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Creation of a log jam in Resurrection Creek,
former placer mine

• Funding through the CRP
• Partnership Grants
• Direct NOAA Restoration Center

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National Regional Partnerships in AK
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National Regional Partnerships in AK

• NOAA/NFWF grants
• Pacific Grassroots Salmon Initiative
• Funding range for projects 25,000-50,000
• The National Association of Counties
• Funding range for projects 25,000-100,000

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National Regional Partnerships

• NOAA/TNC Grant
• Funding range for projects 25,000-75,000
• Funds marine and anadromous fish habitat
  restoration projects around the coastal U.S. The
  applicant must be a TNC local chapter
• Current Alaska project working on restoration of
  historically logged areas in POW
• Culvert replacement in Matanuska Susitna Valley

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National Regional Partnerships

• NOAA/Trout Unlimited
• Funding for fish habitat restoration
• Current areas of focus restoration of logged
  areas in Prince of Wales

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National Regional Partnerships

• Funding range for projects 5,000-30,000
• Funds marine and anadromous fish habitat
  restoration projects which benefit recreationally
  fished species.

Handicapped accessible fishing area on Ship
Creek, Anchorage
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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
• Federal find and apply www.grants.gov

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Direct Solicitation

• Typical Award Size 50,000 to 250,000
• Match 11 match is encouraged
• Funding Duration Two (2) years
• Limitations Mostly funds on-the-ground
  restoration work
• Funding requests must be between 30K and 250K
• Current recipients located in Skagway ( Pullen
  Creek, Eyak Lake, and Moose Creek)

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Open Rivers Initiative

• Typical Award Size 50,000 to 250,000
• Match 11 match is encouraged
• Funding Duration Two (2) years
• Limitations Funding requests must be between
  30K and 1M only obsolete or derelict
  structures qualify for removal. Project should
  benefit diadromous fish have community
  consensus owner willingness and not be
  federally-owned or FERC-licensed.
• Up to 6M in funding available through
  Cooperative Agreements for projects to be
  implemented in 2007.
• Up to 1M may also be available in 2006 to
  support feasibility, engineering, and/or design
  elements for a few projects that also seek 2007
  funding.
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Marine Debris Program

• Typical Award Size 15,000 to 100,000
• Match 11 match is encouraged
• Funding Duration Up to 18 months
• Limitations Funding requests must be between
  15,000 to
• 250,000.
• Approximately 2M in funding available through
  Cooperative Agreements for the implementation of
  locally-driven, community-based marine debris
  prevention and removal projects.
• Projects should have a strong community education
  component to help prevent future marine debris
  accumulation.

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Finding Funding Opportunities
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration
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Applying for Partner Funds

• Apply directly to the partner organization
• Request for proposals (RFP) application
  guidelines will be posted on the RC site
• Partner and RC staff are available to answer
  questions

Partner funding opportunities occur throughout
the year
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Applying for Direct CRP Funds

• Apply through Grants.gov

• A single source for finding grant
  opportunities.
• A single, secure and reliable source for
  applying for Federal grants online.
• A simplified grant application process with
  reduction of paperwork.

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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

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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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Project Outreach

• NOAA personnel can provide assistance
• Press releases
• Event coordination participation
• Volunteer recruitment