NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research 2010

The summary for the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research 2010 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:	NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research 2010
	CFDA Number:	11.417
	CFDA Description:	Sea Grant Support
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-OAR-SG-2010-2002488
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 14, 2010
	Creation Date:	May 28, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 25, 2010 The Sea Grant Aquaculture Research competition requires applicants to contact their state Sea Grant program for application instructions. The following instructions are issued on behalf of Puerto Rico Sea Grant: Interested parties in Puerto Rico wishing to apply to the Sea Grant Aquaculture Research grants competition may submit their applications directly to http://www.grants.gov. If you are not already registered with grants.gov, you should do so immediately, because the registration process takes several days and you cannot submit an application until you are registered. Information about registering with grants.gov can be found at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 08, 2010 The closing date has been extended to June 8, 2010 to allow State Sea Grant Programs (only) to submit applications unchanged through Grants.gov. The Sea Grant Aquaculture Research competition requires applicants to contact their state Sea Grant program for application instructions. The following instructions are issued on behalf of Puerto Rico Sea Grant: Interested parties in Puerto Rico wishing to apply to the Sea Grant Aquaculture Research grants competition may submit their applications directly to http://www.grants.gov. If you are not already registered with grants.gov, you should do so immediately, because the registration process takes several days and you cannot submit an application until you are registered. Information about registering with grants.gov can be found at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
	Archive Date:	Jun 16, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	15
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$6,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, State, local and Indian tribal governments and individuals are eligible.
Grant Description: NOAA Sea Grant will make available up to $6,000,000 for a national competition to fund aquaculture research projects for FY 2010 to FY 2011, as part of the overall plan to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal or Great Lakes aquaculture. This Federal Funding Opportunity includes information on application and criteria for aquaculture research projects requesting a total of $50,000 to $400,000 in federal funding for up to a two-year period. Matching funds are required. Given the anticipated amount of funding and the anticipated number and quality of proposals submitted, approximately 15 projects of average federal funding $400,000 are anticipated. Some projects selected in this competition may be awarded in FY 2011 and funded with FY 2011 funds.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Drescher Policy Advisor

For application download issues only [Steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov]
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