PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide grants and cooperative agreements for
biological, economic, sociological, public policy, and other research
and administration projects to benefit U.S. fisheries industries and
contribute to the economic and social welfare of the Nation; also, to
award grants and cooperative agreements to develop innovative approaches
and methods for ensuring the safety, quality and integrity of U.S.
fishery products; also, to provide funds to the five States bordering
the Gulf of Mexico, for projects or other measures designed to alleviate
the long-term effects of disasters on the Gulf's fishery resources and
associated habitat. To facilitate the administration, coordination and
implementation of the research activities of the Cooperative Institute
for Fisheries Molecular Biology (FISHTEC). The goal of FISHTEC is to
develop, test, and apply new technology in molecular biology for use in
management of commercial and recreational marine fisheries. Emphasis of
the research program is placed on development of molecular genetics
techniques to identify and evaluate the status of fish
stocks/populations subject to fishing pressure and/or environmental
impacts. To support the implementation of community-based demonstration
projects in the U.S. western Pacific that promote the development of
fishery-related industries
and the economic self-sufficiency of native Pacific islanders and
communities.
ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE;
- Commercial Fisheries;
2. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Research - Specialized;
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Federal;
- State;
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- Anyone/general public;
WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Individual/Family;
- Profit organization;
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