Reef Ball Foundation: Matching Grant Program

Reef Ball Foundation: Matching Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Reef Ball Foundation
Amount: Unspecified amount in in-kind support
Last Updated: August 03, 2024

Summary

The Reef Ball Foundation's Matching Grant Program aims to protect and rehabilitate ocean ecosystems through innovative artificial reef technologies. This international non-profit encourages public benefit projects, mandates monitoring plans, and provides financial incentives for mold purchases. With over 6,000 projects across 70+ countries, the foundation collaborates with diverse stakeholders to promote marine biodiversity, education, and community involvement. Grantees must adhere to specific eligibility criteria while ensuring environmental sustainability in their initiatives.

Overview

Who We Are The Reef Ball Foundation is an international non-profit foundation whose mission is to rehabilitate and protect our world's ocean ecosystems through the development and use of ecologically sound-designed reefs and related systems. We emphasize on-going research, public education, community involvement, and reefs that promote and support natural species diversity and population density. Mission Our mission is to rehabilitate our world's ocean reef ecosystems and to protect our natural reef systems using Reef Ball artificial reef technologies. Reef Balls are artificial reef modules placed in the ocean to form reef habitat. We have placed Reef Balls in 62+ countries and our projects have a global reach of 70+ countries.  We have conducted over 6,000 projects and deployed over 1/2 million Reef Balls. Our projects include designed artificial reefs, ground breaking coral propagation and planting systems, estuary restoration, red mangrove plantings, oyster reef restoration, erosion control (often beach erosion), and expert collaboration on a variety of oceanic issues. We work with governments, other NGOs, businesses, schools, research institutes, private individuals and community organizations and emphasize education on preserving and protecting our natural reefs

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The requirements are:The project must be for public benefitA monitoring plan must be in place to include a minimum of two underwater digital photographings of your Reef Balls per year for a minimum of three yearsProof of access to an artificial reef permit is requiredA publicity plan should be in placeQualifying grantees may purchase unlimited sizes or numbers of molds from us at our cost (40% off retail) but the molds obtained in this program will be restricted for use for your project or other qualifying grant projects only.A training manual is provided with molds, but if recommended on site training is elected the grantee's will enjoy a 1/3 discount on training fees from our trainers & if salaried foundation trainers are used there will be no training fees charged.If you elect to purchase finished Reef Balls, you are entitled to 10% off retail pricing from authorized contractorsOther requirements may include: Translations services are responsibility of grantee Grantee must have access to e-mail

Ineligibility

Reef Balls under this program cannot be used for erosion control projects under this grant unless a VERY significant public gain can be demonstrated.There are no matching discounts for shipping charges, tools, admixtures or other accessories.Project may not use other artificial reef materials not considered acceptable by our Foundation Board