; 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 the Program, an applicant must be an institution of higher education, nonprofit organization, State, local, or Tribal government, 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 Administrator shall establish an annual competitive grants program that gives priority to coastal resilience research projects that focus on— (A) protecting life and critical infrastructure; (B) developing decision-support tools useful to coastal communities; (C) 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; (D) volunteer and community-science monitoring of coastal and marine resources as part of efforts to protect coastal communities from sea level rise; (E) monitoring and developing ecosystem-based approaches to managing coastal ecosystems to promote sustainability; (F) assessing and enhancing the capacity of human communities to adapt to coastal natural disasters; (G) assessing coastal vulnerability and risk; (H) evaluating adaptation and restoration approaches to reduce risk, including through the use of natural, nature-based, and man-made features; (I) minimizing costs associated with damages incurred from natural disasters, flooding, and sea level rise