Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NMFS FHQ 2018 2005332
The FY18 Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Competition is a discretionary federal funding opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Commerce through NOAA Fisheries (NMFS). It is built around the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act, which created the S-K fund to support fisheries research and development. Through competitive grants and cooperative agreements, the program invests in projects that strengthen U.S. fisheries by improving how seafood and fisheries-related businesses operate across the full chain, including harvesting, processing, marketing, and the supporting business infrastructure that keeps fishing-dependent communities functioning.
At its core, the S-K Grant Program is meant to help fishing communities and the broader seafood sector get better economic outcomes while maintaining sustainability. That includes developing and maintaining sustainable fisheries and practices, responding to the real-world effects of conservation and management measures, and expanding opportunities to use existing infrastructure in ways that help keep working waterfronts viable. The program takes a broad view of what counts as a fishery, covering wild capture fisheries, marine aquaculture, and recreational fishing. It also defines U.S. fisheries broadly as any commercial or recreational fishery that is, or could be, engaged in by U.S. citizens or nationals.
To be competitive and eligible under this specific announcement, proposals must clearly address at least one of the stated priority areas: Marine Aquaculture; Adapting to Environmental Change and Other Long Term Ecosystem Change; Promotion, Development and Marketing; or Territorial Science. Projects are expected to be research and development oriented, but the emphasis is practical and industry-relevant, meaning proposals should be able to show how the work will support fishermen, processors, related businesses, or fishing communities through innovation, improved practices, better market outcomes, or science that supports sustainable and economically strong fisheries.
The funding parameters are straightforward. Applicants may request up to $300,000 in federal funds for a project period of up to two years. Cost sharing or matching funds are not required, and importantly, they are not considered during the evaluation process, so applicants are not rewarded for offering match. The opportunity anticipates making around 50 awards, with award instruments issued either as grants or cooperative agreements depending on the level of federal involvement needed. Awards were anticipated to begin no earlier than September 1, 2018, assuming funds were available.
The application timeline listed a creation date of August 11, 2017, and an original closing date of October 10, 2017. The opportunity is identified as NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2018-2005332, listed under CFDA 11.427, and categorized under environment, natural resources, and research and development related activity areas.
A major caveat in this announcement is funding uncertainty. The notice explains that awards depend on congressional appropriations, and it was released before final FY2018 appropriations were enacted because of the time required to run the award process. It also notes that the President’s FY2018 budget proposed zero funding for the program, while final congressional direction had not yet been determined, meaning applicants were not guaranteed any funding. If funds were not available in FY2018, NOAA indicated that submitted applications could potentially be carried over into a subsequent fiscal year for review and possible award if funding later became available and the agency determined that approach was the most appropriate administrative path.
In practical terms, this opportunity is best understood as a competitive NOAA Fisheries funding program aimed at applied fisheries research and development that can improve economic resilience and performance in U.S. fisheries and fishing communities while supporting long-term sustainability, with proposals required to align to one or more defined priority topic areas and with funding decisions contingent on appropriations.Apply for NOAA NMFS FHQ 2018 2005332
- The Department of Commerce in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY18 Saltonstall Kennedy Competition" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.427.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 11, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 10, 2017. (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 $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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