Recruitment Dynamics of Scleractinian Corals along the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i | P18AS00376

Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00376

The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued a public Notice of Intent to Award for a project titled "Recruitment Dynamics of Scleractinian Corals along the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i." This notice is not a call for proposals and not an open competition; instead, it serves to inform the public that NPS plans to fund a specific set of activities through a single, pre-identified partner without full and open competitive solicitation.

The funding mechanism is a discretionary cooperative agreement, indicating that NPS expects to have substantial involvement in the work alongside the recipient (for example, through technical coordination, shared planning, or joint oversight), rather than simply issuing a standard grant with minimal federal participation. The intended recipient is the State of Hawai'i, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources, and the planned award is identified as Cooperative Agreement P18AC00815. The opportunity is cataloged under Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00376 and falls under the Natural Resources activity category, with CFDA number 15.944.

Financially, the notice lists an award ceiling of $250,000 and anticipates one award, reinforcing that this is a targeted, single-recipient action rather than a multi-award program. The posting was created on June 26, 2018, and it does not include an application closing date because applications are not being accepted. Eligibility is limited to state governments, which aligns with the selected awardee being a Hawai'i state agency.

In practical terms, the project focus implied by the title is research and monitoring related to coral recruitment dynamics along the Kona Coast. "Scleractinian corals" are the hard, reef-building corals that form the structural foundation of coral reef ecosystems. "Recruitment dynamics" typically refers to the processes that determine when and where juvenile corals successfully settle, survive, and begin contributing to reef recovery and long-term resilience. Along the Kona Coast of the Island of Hawai'i, such work commonly supports reef management goals by improving understanding of coral replenishment, identifying areas that function as strong sources of new corals, and informing conservation actions in response to stressors such as bleaching, disease, water quality impacts, and physical disturbance.

Overall, this notice communicates that NPS intends to fund a specific coral recruitment-related effort in partnership with Hawai'i DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources through a cooperative agreement, up to $250,000, as a single award, and it is provided strictly as public transparency rather than an opportunity for other applicants to compete.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Recruitment Dynamics of Scleractinian Corals along the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 26, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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