PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide grants and cooperative agreements of biological, socio-economic and physical science research on the stocks of fishery and protected resources of the United States and their environment that will contribute to their optimal management for the benefit of the Nation; also, to award grants and cooperative agreements to develop innovative approaches and methods for marine and estuarine science.

ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Research - Specialized;

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Federal;
- Intrastate;
- State;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;
- Anyone/general public;
- Consumer;

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;
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);