Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program | NOAA NMFS AK 2022 2007143

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The Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program is a competitive funding opportunity offered through the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). For fiscal year 2022, the program is designed to support smaller, targeted projects that strengthen marine education and workforce training across Alaska, with an emphasis on practical learning that helps coastal residents better understand marine resource issues and build skills for marine-related careers. In short, it is meant to grow local knowledge and capacity around Alaska's marine environment and the fisheries and ocean industries that depend on it.

The central goal of the program is education and training related to marine resources, including efforts that improve public understanding, develop technical skills, or expand access to scientific education for people who live in coastal communities. While the notice is brief, the intent is clear: fund projects that connect Alaskans more directly to marine science, stewardship, and the kinds of training that translate into employment or stronger community participation in marine-resource decisions. Projects might include workshops, short courses, hands-on training events, curriculum development, community-based science education, or other focused activities that raise competency and awareness around marine topics relevant to the region.

This opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and may be awarded as either a grant or a cooperative agreement, depending on the level of federal involvement anticipated in the project. The funding activity areas span education, environment, science and technology, and other research and development, reflecting the program's blend of practical training and applied learning rather than purely academic research.

The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $15,000 per project, which signals that NOAA NMFS is looking for mini-grants that can be executed efficiently and produce clear local benefits without requiring large budgets. The program anticipated making around 10 awards, suggesting a relatively selective but accessible competition intended to support multiple communities or organizations across the state rather than concentrating funds in just one or two large efforts.

Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of applicants: state, county, and city or township governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education in that nonprofit category); and even individuals. This wide eligibility indicates the program is meant to reach community-level educators and trainers as well as formal institutions, encouraging locally driven ideas and partnerships that make sense for Alaska's diverse coastal regions.

The opportunity was created on November 19, 2021, with an original application deadline of April 1, 2022. The funding opportunity number is NOAA NMFS AK 2022 2007143, and it is associated with CFDA number 11.452, which is commonly used for NOAA fisheries-related financial assistance programs. Overall, the program is best understood as a small-grant mechanism to help Alaska communities and organizations deliver marine education and training that is locally relevant, workforce-oriented, and grounded in marine resource issues important to the region.

• The Department of Commerce in the education, environment, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.452.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 19, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 01, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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