Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund

Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) (with major funding from NOAA). This fund supports coordinated and collaborative research and conservation to effectively manage species and habitats in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

* Conservation Priorities # Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund * Hawai‘i Conservation Program The Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund provides coordinated and collaborative research and conservation in support of effectively managing the species and habitats in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

* Application Information The Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund (Fund) exists under NFWF's Hawai‘i Conservation Program"). Major funding for the Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Stretching more than 1,200 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean, the Papahānaumokuākea MNM is a remote archipelago of islands, reefs and atolls in the northwestern sector of the Hawaiian Island chain. Many of the thousands of species of fish and wildlife that inhabit this area are found nowhere else on earth, including threatened and endangered species such as the Hawaiian monk seal, green sea turtle and Laysan albatross.

There is also a significant part of the Monument that has yet to be discovered – particularly in deeper waters. Overarching priorities for the Fund include filling research gaps and supporting management actions directly through grants to increase the effectiveness, capacity, collaboration and community awareness of work in the Papahānaumokuākea MNM.

To assist in these goals, investments will be consolidated under the following four key themes that have been identified by the Hawaii-based Advisory Committee for greater impact and to facilitate collaboration and communication.

* Mitigating Impacts from Environmental Stressors * Reduce the Impact of Marine Debris * Characterization of Unexplored Habitats Support will address critical needs to effectively managing the conservation of these unique Hawaiian species and resources. It will then bring transferable lessons learned from these less impacted environments to other decision-makers working in the main Hawaiian chain and U.S. Trust resources.

### Application Information 04/13/2021 How to Manage Your New Grant Webinar RecordingView Now") 02/13/2026 Interim Programmatic Report GuidanceView Now 02/13/2026 Final Programmatic Report GuidanceView Now 09/15/2022 Program Fact SheetDownload the PDF 09/15/2022 2022 Grant SlateDownload the PDF 04/13/2021 2020 Grant SlateDownload the PDF 10/18/2023 Papahānaumokuākea Program Report 2020Download the PDF Senior Program Director, Marine Conservation Credit: USFWS Pacific Region Credit: USFWS Pacific Region ### Hawaiian forest birds Due to its geographic isolation, Hawai'i has unique fauna and flora that are particularly vulnerable to changes in their environment.

In fact, Hawai'i is considered the species extinction capital of the United States. This especially true for endemic birds; 98 of 142 known endemic bird species having gone extinct since human arrival to Hawai'i. Currently, 33 of Hawai'i's remaining 44 endemic birds are listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Eleven of those have not been seen for decades and are likely extinct. * Coral Reef Stewardship Fund * Hawai‘i Conservation Program * Kuahiwi a Kai: Lānaʻi Watershed Conservation Program * Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund There are seven different species of sea turtles, six of which are found in U.S. waters and are listed as threatened or endangered in a least a portion of their circumglobal range.

These species include leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, green and hawksbill. For more than 100 million years, sea turtles have migrated long-distances over temperate and tropical oceans, spending most of their time at sea but returning to natal beaches to lay eggs.

* Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund * National Coastal Resilience Fund * Papahānaumokuākea Research and Conservation Fund Green sea turtles are found around the world, nesting in more than 80 countries including on U.S. beaches, where sustained conservation efforts have contributed to increasing populations in Florida, Hawai'i and across all five U.S. territories.

Reaching more than 300 pounds, these gentle giants feed almost exclusively on seagrasses and algae.

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