Deadline: 29-Nov-21
The Department of Commerce is pleased to announce Saltonstall-Kennedy Fund to address the needs of fishing communities in optimizing economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries and practices, dealing with the impacts of conservation and management measures, and increasing other opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable.
NMFS seeks applications that demonstrate direct benefits to the U.S. fishing industries and applications which involve fishing community participation aimed at helping fishing communities to resolve issues that affect their ability to fish.
U.S. fisheries include any marine fishery (including the Great Lakes), commercial or recreational, that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States or other eligible applicants.
The S-K Grant Competition is open to applicants from a variety of sectors, including individuals, industry, academia, and state and local governments.
Program Priorities
Applications may address one or more of the two priorities listed below. However, a singular research priority that most closely reflects the objectives of your proposal should be identified and will be used by NMFS for review purposes.
These priorities are aimed at promoting and developing United States fisheries through advancing the economic vitality of the fishing industry and fishery working waterfront communities, rebuilding fish stocks, and maintaining and restoring healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems for the long-term benefit of the public.
- Priority 1 – Promotion, Development, and Marketing
Projects sought should:
- Promote better business practices to increase market demand for, and value-added of, U.S. commercial and recreational fish species.
- Develop collaborative and improved regional, national, and global public relations and marketing opportunities that can position the U.S. seafood industry to increase domestic production and better compete in global markets.
- Include marketing strategies which involve participation of the seafood industry locally, regionally, or nationally.
Priority 2- Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting
Projects sought should:
- Directly impact fisheries (to include commercial, recreational, wild capture, and aquaculture) through the development of science and technology based projects that lead to the strengthening of existing, or the creation of new markets and opportunities in U.S. fishing communities.
- Demonstrate a direct need or benefit to the fishing community that connects all segments of the fisheries supply chain from growing/harvesting to processing and marketing.
- Include, within the scope of the project, participation of the seafood industry and/or fishing community.
Funding Information
- Project proposals requesting less than $25,000 or greater than $300,000 in federal funding, will not be accepted or reviewed.
Eligibility Information
Eligible Applicants
- You are eligible to apply for a grant or a cooperative agreement under the Saltonstall Kennedy Grant Competition if:
- You are a citizen or national of the United States;
- You represent an entity that is a corporation, partnership, association, or other non Federal entity, non-profit or otherwise (including Indian tribes), if such entity is a citizen of the United States.
- You are a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, or the States of Micronesia.
- They encourage applications from members of the fishing community and applications that involve fishing community cooperation and participation.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334248