Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Grants

Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Grants is sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Supports conservation projects, scientific research, and management capacity that benefit coral reef ecosystems, including tourism-related initiatives.

Coral Reef Conservation Program | Home Since 2000, NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program has executed a multidisciplinary approach to managing and conserving coral reef ecosystems. The program focuses on resilience-based management, which will lead to thriving, diverse, resilient coral reefs that are able to sustain valuable ecosystem services for current and future generations.

Land-Based Sources of Pollution Disease and Disturbance Response Changing Ocean Conditions National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Management capacity of coral reef conservation and management programs is critical for the effective conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems.

Land-Based Sources of Pollution The health of many coral reef ecosystems depends on effective management of land-based activities in adjacent coastal and upland regions. Disease and Disturbance Response Coral reef disturbances (e.g., disease outbreaks, bleaching, invasive species, and strong hurricanes and typhoons) are major events that can have dramatic, acute impacts on coral reefs.

Changing Ocean Conditions Changing ocean conditions, including increases in water temperature and heat stress events that lead to coral bleaching, can dramatically alter ecosystem function as well as diminish the goods and services coral reef ecosystems provide to people. Managing sustainable fisheries is a dynamic process that requires constant and routine attention to new information that can guide management actions.

One key tool in resilience-based management of coral reef ecosystems is direct restoration of degraded coral reefs. National Coral Reef Monitoring Program This program is a strategic framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climatic, and socioeconomic indicators in U.S. coral reef ecosystems.

A deeper understanding of the human connections to coral reefs help managers assess the social and economic consequences of coral reef management policies, interventions, and activities. Read the latest feature story highlighting the activities of CRCP and the work we fund. Explore a recent publication featuring work done by CRCP scientists and partners.

Discover one of the hundreds of CRCP-funded projects supporting scientific research, conservation, and more.