Co-Management of Subsistence use of Marine Mammals by Alaska Natives

Post Date

August 1st 2013

Application Due Date

August 15th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

F13AS00291

CFDA Number(s)

15.608

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment
Natural Resources
Other

Subsistence use of marine mammals

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Single Source: Eligible applicants must be an Alaska Native Organization, headquartered in the Bristol Bay Reign and Tribally authorized by a majority of the walrus hunting Tribes in the region to represent said Tribes on issues related to subsistence use of Pacific walrus.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $23300

• Award Range:

  $23300 - $116500

Grant Description

Section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, allows the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations to conserve marine mammals and provide co-management of subsistence use by Alaska Natives. Agreements entered into under this section may include grants to Alaska Native organizations for, among other purposes 1. collecting and analyzing data on marine mammal populations; 2. monitoring the harvest of marine mammals for subsistence use; 3. participating in marine mammal research conducted by the Federal Government, States, academic institutions, and private organizations; and 4. Developing marine mammal co-management structures with Federal and State agencies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Katherine Smiley, 907-786-3412
  Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Katherine_Smiley@fws.gov

• More Information:

  http://alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/mmm/nofa.htm