2011 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

The summary for the 2011 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	2011 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
	CFDA Number:	11.417
	CFDA Description:	Sea Grant Support
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-OAR-SG-2011-2001833
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 17, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 17, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 02, 2010 Applications from prospective fellows to the State Sea Grant College Programs (SGCP) are due by 5:00 p.m. February 19, 2010. Contact your state SGCP (see IV.A. of the Federal Funding Opportunity for program contact information) for information on application submission deadlines. Selected applications from the sponsoring state SGCP are to be received and validated by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service on or before 5 p.m. on April 2, 2010. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt. No facsimile or electronic mail applications will be accepted. For state SGCP applications submitted through Grants.gov, a date and time receipt indication is included and will be the basis of determining timeliness. Hard copy applications will only be accepted if a state SGCP can justify in writing that internet access is not available to them at the time of submission. Hard copy applications will be date and time stamped when they are received.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 02, 2010 Applications from prospective fellows to the State Sea Grant College Programs (SGCP) are due by 5:00 p.m. February 19, 2010. Contact your state SGCP (see IV.A. of the Federal Funding Opportunity for program contact information) for information on application submission deadlines. Selected applications from the sponsoring state SGCP are to be received and validated by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided to a delivery service on or before 5 p.m. on April 2, 2010. Please note: Validation or rejection of your application by Grants.gov may take up to 2 business days after submission. Please consider this process in developing your submission timeline. Applications received after the deadline will be rejected/returned to the sender without further consideration. Use of U.S. mail or another delivery service must be documented with a receipt. No facsimile or electronic mail applications will be accepted. For state SGCP applications submitted through Grants.gov, a date and time receipt indication is included and will be the basis of determining timeliness. Hard copy applications will only be accepted if a state SGCP can justify in writing that internet access is not available to them at the time of submission. Hard copy applications will be date and time stamped when they are received.
	Archive Date:	May 02, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	30
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any student, regardless of citizenship, who, on February 19, 2010, is in a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic-related field at a United States accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories may apply to the state SGCP. Only state SGCP are eligible to submit applications to the National Sea Grant College Program.
Grant Description: This notice announces that applications may be submitted for the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship Program). The Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship Program is a program initiated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program, in fulfilling its broad educational responsibilities and legislative mandate of the Sea Grant Act, to provide educational experience in the policies and processes of the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Federal Government to graduate students in marine and aquatic-related fields. The Knauss Sea Grant Fellowship Program meets NOAA's Mission goal of Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based Management.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: on full opportunity button at the top of this page.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Drescher Policy Advisor
For application download issues. [steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov]
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