; and (B) to reduce disaster recovery costs. (3) Collaboration The Secretary shall conduct the program in collaboration with business and industry, government agencies, academic institutions, and coastal community stakeholders. (4) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an applicant must be an institution of higher education, nonprofit organization, State, local, or Tribal Governments, for-profit organization, United States Territory, or Federal agency that has statutory authority to receive transfers of funds. (b) Coastal resilience research competitive grants (1) In general The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall annually award competitive grants for— (A) activities that strengthen coastal communities; and (B) restoration of coastal habitats to provide vital habitat for fish and strengthen the resilience of coastal ecosystems. (2) Priorities In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to funding projects for— (A) protecting life and critical infrastructure that, if destroyed or damaged, would have a debilitating impact on economic security, undermine community resiliency and adaptation, and threaten public health or safety; (B) assessing the effects of local land-use considerations on coastal and marine resources; (C) developing decision-support tools useful to coastal communities; (D) determining societal, ecological, and resiliency benefits of coastal restoration and natural, nature-based, and man-made infrastructure, and how these benefits affect the sustainability of coastal ecosystems; (E) citizen-science monitoring of coastal and marine resources as part of efforts to protect coastal communities; (F) evaluating potential outcomes associated with developing new commercial and recreational fishery resources, including aquaculture and targeting invasive and range-expanding species; (G) monitoring and developing ecosystem-based approaches to managing coastal ecosystems to promote sustainability