Deadline: 1-Mar-24
The National Marine Fisheries Service is soliciting competitive applications for the fiscal year 2024 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini Grant Program that will increase the sustainability, education, and training on marine resource issues and increase education for marine-related professions in Alaska.
Projects should prepare communities for employment in marine related professions including aquaculture; increase seafood and fishing safety, seafood marketing, or management; or increase the sustainability of fishing practices through technology improvements.
Program Priorities
- All projects, regardless of priority, must leverage and develop effective partnerships. These partnerships may include: government agencies (island, local, state, or federal), NGOs, local and traditional knowledge practitioners, researchers, academic institutions, and industry.
- Projects must align with one of the following priorities, which are listed in no particular order of preference. If a project meets more than one of the listed priorities, the applicant should list the priority that most closely reflects the objectives of the proposed project.
- Marine Science and Technology: Education and training projects that are focused on preparing community residents for employment in marine related professions, including marine resource conservation and management, marine science, marine technology, and maritime operations.
- Fisheries and Seafood-related Training: Projects addressing fishery observation, seafood safety and seafood marketing, focused on increasing the involvement of coastal community residents in fishing, fishery management, subsistence and seafood-related operations.
- Outreach: Projects to educate and inform consumers about the quality and sustainability of wild fish or products farmed through responsible aquaculture. Projects that promote community education and outreach related to safe fishing and boating practices, reduction of marine pollution, and reducing conflicts with marine mammals.
- Technology: Projects that, with the fishing industry, not only identify methods and technologies that will improve the data collection, quality and reporting, but also increase the sustainability of fishing practices, and ultimately transfer such methods and technologies among fisheries sectors and to other nations in the Western, Northern, and Central Pacific.
- Indigenous Knowledge: Projects that enhance science-based management of fishery resources and marine mammals of the region though indigenous knowledge.
Funding Information
- Total funding available under this notice is anticipated to be approximately $200,000.
- Proposals may be submitted for up to $50,000 but are unlikely to be funded if they exceed $25,000. Minimum amount of funding for a proposal is $15,000.
- The project period is recommended to be 12-18 months in duration. July 1, 2024 is the earliest recommended start date to be used on proposals, unless otherwise directed by the NOAA Program Officer
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are individuals (as legal entities, such as sole proprietorships or limited liability companies), institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, state, local and Indian tribal governments.
- Federal agencies and their employees, as well as Federal instrumentalities (including employees and members), are not eligible to apply.
- Projects must be conducted within Alaska.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.