Deadline: 17-Apr-23
The Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for its Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program.
This Fiscal Year 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity is seeking projects with clear near term management application and projects that either:
- investigate the impacts of climate change, habitat quality, and/or changing environmental variables on fish and shellfish resources to inform sustainable and ecosystem based fisheries management or
- use innovative methods to assess the effectiveness of nearshore habitat restoration in enhancing fish communities and ecosystem resilience in response to climate change. Projects should seek to employ and educate undergraduate or graduate students from groups underrepresented in marine science careers, including minorities.
Program Objectives
NCBO’s Fisheries Research Program targets better understanding of fisheries status, trends, and ecosystem value to inform ecosystem based management of Chesapeake Bay estuarine species and habitats. The program seeks to establish a strong understanding of the Chesapeake Bay system, the complex connections among organisms and their habitats, multispecies interactions, and the wide range of processes that affect their dynamics. Research conducted under this program should help to inform fisheries management and natural resource decisions through:
- Integration of species, habitat and ecosystem information
- Increased understanding of climate change and related ecological shifts,
- Improved habitat restoration assessment techniques, and
- Quantification and valuation of habitat ecosystem services.
Priority Areas
They are soliciting proposals for projects under the following priority areas:
- Priority Area 1: Applied science investigating the impacts of climate change, habitat quality, and/or changing environmental variables on fish and shellfish resources to inform sustainable and ecosystem based fisheries management.
- Priority Area 2: Innovative methods to assess the effectiveness of nearshore habitat restoration in enhancing fish communities and providing ecosystem resilience in response to climate change.
Funding Information
- This solicitation announces that up to approximately $1,500,000 may be available in FY 2023 in award amounts to be determined by the proposals and available funds. Funding is anticipated to maintain cooperative agreements for up to 3 years duration, but is dependent on funding made available annually by Congress. NOAA does not anticipate supporting project proposals requesting federal funding less than $50,000 annually or greater than $150,000 annually.
- Applications should cover a project period between 12 and 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.