Fisheries Management and Governance in U.S. Free Trade Agreement Countries

The summary for the Fisheries Management and Governance in U.S. Free Trade Agreement Countries grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Oceans Int Environmental Scientific, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Fisheries Management and Governance in U.S. Free Trade Agreement Countries: OES will award one cooperative agreement of up to $500,000 U.S. Dollars (USD), or two cooperative agreements of up to $250,000 USD each in FY 2017 ESF to support fisheries management and governance in U.S. FTA countries, including by: 1) improving the science-based management of fisheries; 2) improving fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) measures to ensure compliance with fisheries regulations; and 3) combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in particular by supporting vessel registry and fisheries information sharing systems.