# OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program

From U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 8 June 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: Government bodies, NGOs and Research institutions
- Where: U.S. insular areas and freely associated states: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Coasts and oceans and Species conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/
- Funder’s programme page: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Federal grants to protect coral reefs and other natural resources and to fight invasive species in US territories and the freely associated states; the 2026 round has closed.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#access

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#amount

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, where:** U.S. insular areas and freely associated states: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau

> “CRNR funds are available to benefit the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and the freely associated states”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#geography

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, who can apply:** Government bodies, NGOs and Research institutions

> “Eligible applicants include non-federal, local government entities and component units, hospitals, health centers, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations in the United States and its territories”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#applicant_types

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Closed: June 8, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#window

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, co-funding required:** No

> “Cost sharing or matching requirement: No”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#co_finance_required

## The call

### FY2026 round (OIA-CRNR-2026)

Call page: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, FY2026 round (OIA-CRNR-2026), status:** Closed

> “Closed: June 8, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#call-2026-status

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, FY2026 round (OIA-CRNR-2026), deadline:** 8 June 2026 (the funder writes “Closed: June 8, 2026”)

> “Closed: June 8, 2026”

Source: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5954b39b-33b5-4d30-9952-c9edccbf6cef, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “OIA Coral Reef Initiative and Natural Resources (CRNR) Program”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/doi-oia-coral-reef-natural-resources/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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