August 5, 2013 — NOAA is requesting proposals for the FY2013 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program. The solicitation will be open for 60 days, and closes September 29, 2013.
esearch priorities for 2013 include: aquaculture, optimum utilization of harvested resources under federal or state management, fisheries socioeconomics, conservation engineering, ecosystem studies and territorial science. Details about these priority areas can be found in the grant solicitation.
The Saltonstall-Kennedy Act established a fund used by the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants or cooperative agreements for fisheries research and development projects addressing aspects of U.S. fisheries, including, but not limited to harvesting, processing, marketing and associated business infrastructures. The objective of the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program is to address the needs of the fisheries and fishing communities in optimizing economic benefits within the context of rebuilding and maintaining sustainable fisheries and in dealing with the impacts of conservation and management measures.
A Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) document is associated with this competition and is available at www.grants.gov (FFO# – NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2013-2003834) along with the full application for download. The FFO provides important information for grant applicants, including program priorities, eligibility requirements, amount of available funding, instructions for submitting proposals, review criteria and review process, and more. Prior to submitting proposals, the FFO should be read in its entirety.
For further information on research priorities and details on how to apply, please visit the Grants.GOV weblink.
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