Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection

Program Name (Click for further contact information)	Overview	FY 2009 Funding Levels
Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Grants	The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP),provides funding to catalyze the implementation of locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects that will benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and NOAA trust resources including diadromous fish. Projects funded through the MDP have strong on-the-ground habitat components involving the removal of marine debris and derelict fishing gear to provide long-term ecological habitat improvements for NOAA trust resources, and provide educational and social benefits for people and their communities	$2 million

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