FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN)

The summary for the FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) 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 Department of Commerce, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN): The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Region, is seeking proposals under the Marine Fisheries Initiative Program (MARFIN), for research and development projects that optimize the use of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, involving the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial), including fishery biology, resources assessment, socio-economic assessment, management and conservation, selected harvesting methods, and fish handling and processing. This program addresses NOAA's mission goal "Healthy Oceans."

Federal Grant Title:	FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN)
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce (DOC)
Grant Categories:	Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NMFS-SE-2021-2006610
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.433
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	October 23rd, 2020
Original Application Deadline:	October 23rd, 2020
Posted Date:	August 20th, 2020
Creation Date:	August 20th, 2020
Archive Date:	November 22nd, 2020
Total Program Funding:	$2,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$525,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	August 20th, 2020

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and state, local, and Indian tribal governments. 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 MARFIN program is to optimize research and development benefits from U.S. marine fishery resources.
Grant Announcement Contact: For questions regarding the application process, you may contact: Kelly Donnelly,
Grants Management Branch, (727) 551-5731, or [email protected]
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