In fiscal year 2024 (FY24), NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office funded $7,023,719 in grants and cooperative agreements to support the NOAA Fisheries mission. We issued the awards through competitive and non-competitive financial assistance programs. Recipients of the federal awards included 14 U.S. and international agencies and organizations from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, Hawai‘i, and the greater Pacific.
Projects and Summaries
Below is the complete list of projects funded for FY24 organized by grant program.
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council prepares, monitors, and revises fishery management plans for domestic and foreign fishing within the 200-mile U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
Cooperative Agreement – $4,708,411
Project | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|
| Base Administration and Operations | $4,026,311 |
| Annual Catch Limits Implementation | $197,528 |
| Council Peer Review | $142,075 |
| Council Scholarship/Internship Program | $25,000 |
| Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation | $89,235 |
| National Environmental Policy Act Implementation | $88,998 |
| SAFE Report Coordinator | $60,000 |
| Scientific and Statistical Committee Stipends | $55,764 |
| Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review | $23,500 |
Sustainable Fisheries Fund – $1,101,780
The Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund supports projects identified under approved Marine Conservation Plans for U.S. territories.
American Samoa – $353,625
Project | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|
U.S. Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship Program | $50,000 |
Motorboat Operator Certification Course Training | $50,000 |
Marine Conservation Plan Coordinator | $40,000 |
Vertical Longlining and Giant Squid Fishing Workshops | $40,000 |
Enhancing Public Awareness on American Samoa Fisheries | $37,000 |
Pathway to Fishing Courses | $56,625 |
Seaweed Supply Chain Enhancement | $70,000 |
Marine Conservation Plan for American Samoa
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – $748,815
Project | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|
U.S. Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship Program | $50,000 |
Fishery Development Kirida Vessel | $145,400 |
Garapan Revetment Phase 3 | $227,707 |
Renovation of Department of Land and Natural Resources Lower Facility | $209,708 |
Marine Conservation Plan Coordinator | $116,000 |
Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Hawai‘i Marine Wildlife Response, Outreach, and Population Monitoring Program
The Hawai‘i Marine Wildlife Response, Outreach, and Population Monitoring Program supports priorities related to in-field response, educational outreach, management, recovery, population monitoring, conservation, and habitat use for Hawaiian monk seals, sea turtles, and spinner dolphins in the state of Hawaiʻi.
Applicant | Project Title | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|
Hawai‘i Marine Animal Response | Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Management Support, Field Response, and Outreach on Oʻahu | $230,277 |
The Honu Project | Population Monitoring and Conservation of Hawaiian Hawksbill Sea Turtles on Hawaiʻi Island | $95,500 |
The Marine Mammal Center | Strengthening Hawaiian Monk Seal Response and Community Engagement on Hawai‘i Island | $102,962 |
Hawai‘i Marine Animal Response | Hawaiian Monk Seal Management Support, Field Response, and Outreach on Moloka‘i | $78,715 |
The Marine Mammal Center | Building Hawaiian Monk Seal Response and Community Engagement on Maui | $76,297 |
Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute | Sea Turtle Management Support, Field Response, and Outreach on Maui | $40,000 |
| Mālama i nā Honu | Mālama i nā Honu Sea Turtle Management and Outreach Project | $18,000 |
| Hawai'i Preparatory Academy | Hawai'i Marine Wildlife Response and Educational Outreach | $4,920 |
Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Program
The Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Program implements the recovery plans for the U.S. Pacific sea turtle populations by supporting programmatic and recovery activities for ESA-listed sea turtle species.
Applicant | Project Title | FY24 Funding |
The Nature Conservancy | Securing Co-Management of Leatherback Turtle Nesting Beaches in Solomon Islands | $119,910 |
World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | Implementing a Strategy to Address the Direct Take of Leatherback Sea Turtles in the Kei Islands, Indonesia—Phase 2 | $119,671 |
World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting Dynamics in the Maluku Region | $102,683 |
Sea Turtle Association of Japan | North Pacific Loggerhead Conservation: Nesting and Threat Assessment | $74,663 |
Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines, Inc. | Olive Ridley Turtles in the Philippines: Collection and Centralization of Data to Support the National Action Plan for Marine Turtle Conservation in the Philippines and Regional Stock Assessment | $26,980 |
Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Areas Community Program
The Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Areas Community Program aims to provide continuous opportunities for the sharing of information, expertise, practice, and experience to develop and strengthen site-based and ecosystem based management capacity throughout the region.
Applicant | Project Title | FY24 Funding |
FLOAT Partners, LLC | Improve Coral Reef Ecosystem-Based Management for the Pacific Island Managed and Protected Area Community Network | $112,950 |
Marine Education and Training Program
The Marine Education and Training Program supports programs that will improve communication, education, and training on marine resource issues throughout the region and increase scientific education for marine-related professions among coastal community residents, including indigenous Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, and other underrepresented groups in the region.
Applicant | Project Title | FY24 Funding |
Hawai‘i Academy of Science | Hawaiʻi State Science & Engineering Fair | $10,000 |
