​The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NFWF have a longstanding partnership to sustain, restore and enhance marine and coastal habitats, as well as to increase populations of imperiled marine species.  Working closely with the agency, NFWF has leveraged more than $62.3 million in NOAA funding to produce more than $177 million for on-the-ground and in-the-water conservation.

 

In FY2011, NFWF awarded $3.3 million in NOAA funds to projects focused on coral reefs, sea turtles, marine debris removal, marine protected areas, fisheries innovations, and California coastal conservation.  While some of these projects did not require matching funds, NFWF’s partners leveraged the NOAA funds with an additional $5.1 million for marine conservation.