BREP_2015

Post Date

March 19th 2015

Application Due Date

May 28th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2015-2004421

CFDA Number(s)

11.472

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

15

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Individuals
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Others includes foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2500000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $250000

Grant Description

The mission of the National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) is to develop technological solutions and investigate changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch of fish (including sponges, deep_sea corals, and shallow (tropical) corals) and protected species (including marine mammals, sturgeon, seabirds, and sea turtles) as well as minimize mortality and injury of bycaught species (including post-release injury and mortality). Projects should produce outcomes that can directly influence management needs of federally managed living marine resources. For FY2015, NMFS anticipates that approximately $2,500,000 could be made available for projects that address bycatch research as identified in the Program Priority Section (I.B.1 - I.B.4).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Commerce

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Derek Orner
  National Bycatch Program Coordinator
  Office of Sustainable Fisheries
  1315 East-West Highway
  Silver Spring, MD 20910
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  work

• Agency Email Address:

  derek.orner@noaa.gov