2020/2021 Monkfish Research Set-Aside

Agency: Department of Commerce

11.454 -- Unallied Management Projects

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

NMFS, in coordination with the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils), is soliciting Monkfish research proposals to utilize monkfish RSA Days At Sea (DAS) that have been set-aside by the Councils to fund monkfish research endeavors through the 2020/2021 Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program. No federal funds are provided for research under this notification. Rather, proceeds generated from the sale of RSA DAS will be used to fund research activities and compensate vessels that participate in research activities and/or use RSA DAS.

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Projects funded under the Monkfish RSA Program must enhance the knowledge of the monkfish fishery resource or contribute to the body of information on which monkfish management decisions are made. Priority will be given to monkfish research proposals that investigate research priorities identified by the Councils, which are detailed under the Program Priorities section of this announcement.

2020 HIGHLIGHTS

As a reminder, YOU MUST SUBMIT A DATA SHARING PLAN WITH YOUR PROPOSAL in accordance with Section VI.B. Award Administration Information/Administrative and National Policy Requirements.

The new NEPA QUESTIONNAIRE FORM can be found at https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/docs/NOAA-Grants-Questionnaire-final.pdf

The Department of Commerce implemented a RESEARCH PERFORMANCE PROGRESS REPORT (RPPR) for research awards in accordance with the requirement for non-Federal entity submission of performance reports using OMB-approved government-wide standard information collections per §200.328. The recipient must complete the RPPR directly in Grants Online. Also, the RPPR format and instructions are available at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/grants_management/policy/.

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Additional information

1. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, state, local, and Native American tribal governments. Federal agencies and instrumentalities are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. Additionally, employees of any Federal agency or Regional Fishery Management Council, as well as Council Members, are ineligible to submit an application under this program. 2. DOC/NOAA supports cultural and gender diversity and encourages women and minority individuals and groups to submit applications to the RSA program. In addition, DOC/NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas. DOC/NOAA encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions. 3. DOC/NOAA encourages applications from members of the fishing community and applications that involve fishing community cooperation and participation.

Grantor contact information

Description

Information may be obtained from Thomas Nies, New England Fishery Management Council, Executive Director by phone (978)465-0492 (ext. 113 ), or by email at tries@nefmc.org; or from Cheryl Corbett, NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, email cheryl.corbett@noaa.gov for grant related questions; or from Ryan Silva, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cooperative Research Liaison, phone (978) 281-9326, fax (978) 281-9326, email ryan.silva@noaa.gov for compensation fishing/regulatory questions.

Email

Work email address

cheryl.corbett@noaa.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC-2020-2006149_Full_Announcement.pdf	Full Announcement	Jul 31, 2019 07:41 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: October 29, 2019

Application process

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Funding opportunity number:

NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC-2020-2006149

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Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

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Discretionary

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Natural resources

Science technology and other research and development

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Posted date:

July 31, 2019

Archive date:

October 29, 2019