Apply for CORDAP's Coral Accelerator Program 2024

The G20 Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) is pleased to announce the launch of its third funding call, the Coral Accelerator Program (CAP) 2024, aimed at securing the future of corals and reefs amid climate change and other environmental challenges.

Program Overview

CORDAP is committed to creating impact through innovation, aiming for transformational discoveries and improvements in coral conservation and restoration. Projects should include end-users and stakeholders, and apply across various disciplines. Technologies, methods, and processes developed will support coral conservation efforts worldwide.

Core Principles

Ensuring Local Community Benefits: Solutions must be affordable and accessible to those in need.
Global Inclusivity: Teams must include organizations from at least two countries, one being a low or middle-income country.
Open Source Solutions: Intellectual property resulting from funded activities will be available under a public license.

Priority Areas

Assisted Evolution
Aquaculture/Automation
Cold-Water Corals (CWC)
Preserve and conserve existing corals
Limit early life stage mortality
Intervention planning, risk, and monitoring
Blended artificial and natural reefs
R&D capacity development
Developing country R&D methods

Types of Projects

Novel R&D Projects: Development and implementation of new tools, technologies, methods, or interventions for coral protection and restoration.
Improving Existing Interventions: Significant improvements to existing technologies or methods.
Translation R&D: Adapting technologies or interventions to different contexts.
Foundation Science: Addressing critical gaps in fundamental knowledge that impact restoration and adaptation programs.
R&D Capacity Development: Supporting local innovation and technology training to scale up ongoing efforts.

Funding Information

Successful applicants will receive funding up to USD $1.5 million per project. The award term ranges from 12 to 36 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Each application must include a minimum of three applicants: one Lead Applicant and at least two Co-Applicants.
Organizations from at least two countries, with one being a low or middle-income country.
Lead Applicants can only submit one proposal and participate in up to two additional proposals as Co-Applicants.
Organizations can be the Lead Organization on a maximum of two proposals.
Eligible organizations include not-for-profit and for-profit organizations, higher education institutions, research institutes, and government organizations.
For-profit organizations must co-invest to avoid making a profit.
If research occurs in a third country, representation from that country is encouraged.