The NMFS, in collaboration with the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, is providing grants for monkfish research projects through the 2018/2019 Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program. These grants do not involve federal funds but use proceeds from Monkfish RSA Days At Sea (DAS) for research activities. Funding priorities include enhancing monkfish fishery knowledge and addressing research priorities identified by the Councils. Vessels participating in the research must adhere to reporting requirements to maintain eligibility for compensation fishing. The deadline for submitting proposals is December 21, 2017, at 12:00 AM EST.
Opportunity ID: 298454
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC-2018-2005338 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2018/2019 Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.454 — Unallied Management Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 06, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 20, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 1. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, state, local, and Native American tribal governments. Federal agencies and institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. Additionally, employees of any Federal agency or Regional Fishery Management Council, as well as Council Members, are ineligible to submit an application under this program.
2. DOC/NOAA supports cultural and gender diversity and encourages women and minority individuals and groups to submit applications to the RSA program. In addition, DOC/NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas. DOC/NOAA encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions. 3. DOC/NOAA encourages applications from members of the fishing community and applications that involve fishing community cooperation and participation. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | NMFS, in coordination with the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Councils), is soliciting Monkfish research proposals to utilize monkfish RSA Days At Sea (DAS) that has been set-aside by the Councils to fund monkfish research endeavors through the 2018/2019 Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program. No federal funds are provided for research under this notification. Rather, proceeds generated from the sale of RSA DAS will be used to fund research activities and compensate vessels that participate in research activities and/or harvest set-aside quota. Projects funded under the Monkfish RSA Program must enhance the knowledge of the monkfish fishery resource or contribute to the body of information on which monkfish management decisions are made. Priority will be given to monkfish research proposals that investigate research priorities identified by both the Councils, which are detailed under the Program Priorities section of this announcement. Applicants need to be aware that vessels operating under an Exempted Fishing Permit or conducting compensation fishing must report each trip in accordance with the instructions provided by NMFS. Reports may be required via vessel monitoring system trip reports, electronic vessel trip reports, web-based trip reports, and/or telephone-based trip reports. NMFS may require that vessels use technologies not currently mandated in the monkfish fishery, such as electronic vessel trip reports. If a vessel is unable to meet the reporting requirements, it will be ineligible to participate in compensation fishing. Non-compliance with reporting requirements is a cause for revoking compensation fishing privileges, and not awarding future NOAA projects. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Thomas Nies
New England Fishery Management Council Executive Director (978) 465-0492 (ext. 113) tnies@nefmc.org Cheryl Corbett, NMFS Ryan Silva, NMFS |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 298454 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC-2018-2005338 Full Announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Thomas Nies New England Fishery Management Council Executive Director (978) 465-0492 (ext. 113) tnies@nefmc.org Cheryl Corbett, NMFS Ryan Silva, NMFS |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.454 | 2685681 | 2018/2019 Monkfish Research Set-Aside | PKG00235830 | Nov 06, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
298454 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
298454 Project-1.1.pdf
298454 CD511-1.1.pdf
298454 Budget-1.1.pdf
298454 SF424B-1.1.pdf
298454 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
298454 Other-1.1.pdf
298454 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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