NOAA Financial Assistance Performance Progress Reports

The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) supports national and international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of marine debris. The MDP uses grants, contracts and cooperative agreements to form partnerships with state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry to investigate and solve the problems that stem from marine debris through research, prevention, and removal activities. The terms and conditions of the financial assistance awarded through the MDP's grant programs require regular progress reporting and communication of project accomplishments to MDP. This information collection enables MDP to monitor and evaluate the activities supported by federal funds to ensure accountability to the public and to ensure that funds are used consistent with the purpose for which they were appropriated. It also ensures that reported information is standardized in such a way that allows for it to be meaningfully synthesized across a diverse set of projects and project types.

The latest form for NOAA Financial Assistance Performance Progress Reports expires 2021-10-31 and can be found here.