Recruiting, Training and Research Program (RTRP)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Recruiting, Training and Research Program (RTRP)
	CFDA Number:	11.455
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Science and Education Program
	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-NMFS-SE-2011-2002863
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 14, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 14, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 15, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 15, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 14, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$250,000
	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: Eligible applicants must be institutions of higher education offering doctoral degrees in a subject relevant to stock assessment and marine resources population dynamics. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible. Foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations are excluded for purposes of this solicitation since the objective of the RTR program is to optimize research and development benefits from U.S. marine fishery resources.
Grant Description: The Population Dynamics Recruiting, Training, and Research Program goal is to benefit fisheries-related science by continuing the long term process of recruiting students into the discipline of population dynamics (recruiting), adapting modern pedagogical advances into the university marine resources classroom (training), and advancing research on marine resources population dynamics (research). This program addresses NOAA's mission goal to "Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources through an Ecosystem Approach to Management."
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