1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Our Kelp Act . 2. Grants to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the purposes of this section and the grants authorized by this section are to support native wild kelp forest ecosystems and restore native wild kelp to enable long term recovery of naturally functioning kelp forest ecosystems that do not involve commercial or mechanized harvesting. (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish and carry out a grant program under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) to carry out projects described in subsection (d) relating to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems. (c) Eligible entity To be eligible for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall— (1) be— (A) a member of the fishing industry; (B) an institution of higher education; (C) a nonprofit organization; (D) an Indian Tribe; (E) a State agency; or (F) a local government; (2) consult or collaborate with any of the other entities described in paragraph (1) throughout the development or implementation of a project relating to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems; and (3) submit to the Administrator an application describing such project at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including information regarding what criteria will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the project and the qualifications of the applicant to conduct, monitor, and evaluate the project. (d) Eligible projects The Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities for projects that— (1) address greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems; (2) focus on elements such as— (A) long term ecosystem resilience of kelp forest ecosystems