New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Marine Turtle Conservation Fund

Funding Opportunity ID: 309266 Opportunity Number: F18AS00378 Opportunity Title: Marine Turtle Conservation Fund Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Grant Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture Business and Commerce Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Information and Statistics Natural Resources Regional Development Science and Technology and other Research and Development Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.645 Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-FWS Agency Name: Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Posted Date: Sep 26, 2018 Close Date: Nov 26, 2018 Last Updated Date: Sep 26, 2018 Award Ceiling: $80,000 Award Floor: $10,000 Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 30 Description: The Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (MTCA) is soliciting proposals for the conservation of marine turtles (Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta, Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea, Lepidochelys kempii) throughout their range outside of the United States and its territories. The U.S. Government enacted the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 in response to the decline of many marine turtle populations worldwide and the serious threats to their long-term survival. The primary purpose of the Act is to provide financial support for projects that conserve nesting populations and habitat and address other threats to the survival of marine turtles in foreign countries. Version: 1

Published at: September 26, 2018 at 09:15PM
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