New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: FY19 Cooperative Research Program (CRP)

Funding Opportunity ID: 307231 Opportunity Number: NOAA-NMFS-SE-2019-2005743 Opportunity Title: FY19 Cooperative Research Program (CRP) Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 11.454 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, and state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible. Foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations are excluded for purposes of this solicitation since the objective of the CRP is to optimize research and development benefits from U.S. marine fishery resources. Applicants who are not commercial or recreational fisherman must have commercial or recreational fishermen participating in their project. There must be a written agreement with a fisherman describing the involvement in the project activity and the estimated dollar amount to be provided to that fisherman in compensation for his involvement. Agency Code: DOC Agency Name: Department of Commerce Posted Date: Jul 18, 2018 Close Date: Sep 21, 2018 Last Updated Date: Jul 18, 2018 Award Ceiling: $250,000 Award Floor: $25,000 Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 8 Description: The Cooperative Research Program (CRP) provides opportunity to compete for financial assistance for projects seeking to improve and strengthen the relationship between fisheries researchers from NMFS, state fishery agencies, and universities and the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial) in the Gulf of Mexico (FL, AL, MS, LA, TX), South Atlantic (FL, NC, SC, GA) and Caribbean (USVI and Puerto Rico). The program bolsters partnerships by providing a way for involving commercial and recreational fishermen in the collection of fundamental fisheries information in support of management and regulatory options. This program addresses NOAA's mission to "Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources through an Ecosystem Approach to Management." Version: 1

Published at: July 18, 2018 at 08:15PM
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