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The purpose of this competition is to aid in coral reef stewardship partnership development. At the time of this announcement, these stewardship partnerships have not been established so eligibility for the Ruth D. Gates Grant Program (16 U.S.C. § 6410(c)(2)(C)) has been expanded to include most applicant types who could be considered eligible members of an “interested stakeholder group” (16 U.S.C. § 6415 (15)) that might be accepted into a stewardship partnership. Until such time, these entities may be considered as “candidate ...