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) Establishment The Administrator shall establish, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and carry out a grant program under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) to carry out eligible projects described in subsection (c) relating to the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems. (b) Eligible entities To be eligible for a grant under this section, an 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 other entity 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 that project at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including information regarding— (A) what criteria will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the project; and (B) the qualifications of the applicant to conduct, monitor, and evaluate the project. (c) Eligible projects The Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities for projects that— (1) address the greatest relative regional declines in kelp forest ecosystems; (2) focus on elements such as— (A) the long-term resilience of kelp forest ecosystems; (B) long-term socioeconomic resilience related to kelp forest ecosystems; (C) kelp forest seeding and connectivity; (D) reestablishing or recovering natural trophic relationships and structure to support the resilience of kelp forest ecosystems through actions such as predator control through targeted urchin removal and the recovery of sunflower sea stars