Fisher-Led Aquatic Trash Prevention and Abatement in Urban and Inland Disadvantaged Communities

The summary for the Fisher-Led Aquatic Trash Prevention and Abatement in Urban and Inland Disadvantaged Communities 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 Environmental Protection Agency, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Fisher-Led Aquatic Trash Prevention and Abatement in Urban and Inland Disadvantaged Communities: Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) is a non-regulatory division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) founded to facilitate collaborative actions to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico consistent with the economic well-being of the Region. This funding opportunity is i for eligible entities to partner with commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishers in each of the five Gulf states. EPA seeks applications that employ fishers’ networks and unique expertise on the waterways where they fish. Applicants must work with fishers in disadvantaged communities around inland waters, inclusive of urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, to develop community-engaged initiatives to remove, reduce, and prevent trash in waterways of common or public fishing spots and on surrounding land. Entities should work with fishers in multiple locations.