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FY23 Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects

Agency: Department of Commerce

Assistance Listings
  • 11.417 -- Sea Grant Support

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities.


The National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) anticipates between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 of federal funds will be available to support approximately 2-5 awards in order to develop and execute local, regional, and national programs, workshops, and services to enable fishermen to enter career paths and make a living supplying seafood from our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes. Awards will be made for no more than $400,000 in federal funds per project, and may be for one or two years, though for no more than $200,000/year.


Applications require 25% non-federal match.


This document sets out requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2023-2007535. Additional guidance and tips on how best to prepare an application are provided in the Sea Grant General Application Guide available at (https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Portals/1/Guidance/SeaGrantGeneralApplicationGuide.pdf)


Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

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Additional information

To be eligible to receive a grant under this program a recipient shall be a collaborative State, Tribal, local, or regionally based network or partnership of public or private entities, which may include— (A) a Sea Grant Institution; (B) a Federal or State agency or a Tribal organization; (C) a community-based nongovernmental organization; (D) fishermen’s cooperatives or associations; (E) an institution of higher education (including an institution awarding an associate’s degree), or a foundation maintained by an institution of higher education; or (F) any other appropriate entity.. Federal agencies and their personnel are not permitted to receive federal funding under this competition; however, federal scientists and other employees can serve as uncompensated partners or co-Principal Investigators on applications. Federal labs and offices can also make available specialized expertise, facilities or equipment to applicants but cannot be compensated under this competition for their use, nor can the value of such assets be used as match.The National Sea Grant College Program champions diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility (DEIJA) by recruiting, retaining, and preparing a diverse workforce, and proactively engaging and serving the diverse populations of coastal communities. Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication, and education programs that serve people with a diversity of backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives, and ways of thinking. We encourage applicants of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, education levels, job classifications, veteran status types, income, and socioeconomic status to apply for this opportunity.

Grantor contact information

Description

NOAA Sea Grant 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 sg.grants@noaa.gov

Email

sg.grants@noaa.gov

sg.grants@noaa.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY23_Young_Fishermens_Career_Development_Projects_v2.pdf
FY23 Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects v2
Oct 4, 2022 04:41 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: March 17, 2023

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

5

Expected awards

$200,000

Award Minimum

$400,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NOAA-OAR-SG-2023-2007535

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Science technology and other research and development

Business and commerce

Environment

Natural resources

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

3

Posted date:

October 3, 2022

Archive date:

March 17, 2023

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