NA25NOSX999C0033

APPL_ID: 11267200 GRANT NUMBER: NA25NOSX999C0033-T1-01 TITLE: EXPANDING LARGE MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL COORDINATION THROUGHOUT MICRONESIA: A 2.5 MILLION SQUARE MILE COLLABORATION SPANNING CNMI, PALAU, AND POHNPEI THE AWARD OF $4,937,010 WILL REMOVE 23 RUN-DOWN AND ABANDONED BOATS AND ABOUT 40,000 POUNDS OF OLD FISHING GEAR FROM THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THE U.S. TERRITORY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS, AND THE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES (FAS) OF THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU, AND FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. IT WILL SUPPORT APPROXIMATELY 60 JOBS FROM THE LOCAL MARINE CONTRACTOR COMPANIES CARRYING OUT THE REMOVAL WORK, IN ADDITION TO THE PROJECT COORDINATION ROLES FUNDED BY THE GRANT AWARD. THESE REMOVALS WILL ELIMINATE SAFETY AND NAVIGATION HAZARDS FROM SOME OF THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY-RICH COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WORLD, HAVING A POSITIVE BENEFIT TO THE PREDOMINANT NATURE-BASED TOURISM ECONOMIES IN ALL OF THESE JURISDICTIONS.

Pacific Coastal Research & Planning

TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO HELP IDENTIFY, DETERMINE SOURCES OF, ASSESS, REDUCE, AND PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS AND ITS ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND NAVIGATION SAFETY WITHIN THE COASTAL UNITED STATES, TERRITORIES, AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. AWARDS THAT ARE MADE UNDER THIS PROGRAM FROM ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS, THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, AND THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT OF 2021) WILL REMOVE MARINE DEBRIS FROM COASTAL HABITATS, INCLUDING THROUGH INTERCEPTION TECHNOLOGIES, EXPLORE NON-REGULATORY INCENTIVES TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY AND IMPACTS OF DERELICT FISHING GEAR, ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSELS, AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS, SUPPORT REGIONAL COORDINATION AMONG MARINE DEBRIS PRACTITIONERS, STATES, AND TRIBES, CONDUCT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AIMED AT PREVENTING MARINE DEBRIS, DEVELOP INTERAGENCY PLANS TO RESPOND TO SEVERE MARINE DEBRIS EVENTS AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS, ASSESS DEBRIS COMPOSITION, VOLUME, AND TRAJECTORY IN DIFFERENT MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON MARINE DEBRIS IMPACTS AND DISTRIBUTION, AND ESTIMATE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF MARINE DEBRIS ON COASTAL RESOURCES, HABITATS, AND ECONOMIES.

11.999 - Marine Debris Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Northern Mariana Islands United States

State-Wide

FY25 NOAA Marine Debris Removal under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (NOAA-NOS-ORR-2025-25974)