The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) received a $2,348,688.93 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) federal grant program. The award period is July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Funds support activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations for public use and benefit in Florida. Consistent with the Sport Fish Restoration...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1.6 million block grant to the State of Mississippi under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant funds will be administered by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to provide relief to seafood processing facilities, processing vessels, and dealers in Mississippi impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible reimbursement activities include workplace...
The $850,184 block grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program will establish a grant program administered by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to provide reimbursement to licensed Maine seafood wholesale dealers and processors for eligible expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible applicants may apply for individual grants ranging from $1,000 to $200,000 to recover...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $826,807 under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish & Wildlife on January 24, 2022. The funding will support reimbursements to New Jersey seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels for eligible COVID-19 related expenses incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Eligible...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $7.8 million to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) under the Fisheries Disaster Relief grant program (CFDA 11.477) from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The funding will support fishery disaster relief efforts in Florida following Hurricane Michael in 2018. The Fisheries Disaster Relief program provides assistance to commercial fishermen and fishing communities affected by fishery resource...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) was awarded a $789,230 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Zoonotic Disease Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 15.069). The three-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 will support FFWCC's Fish and Wildlife Health team in increasing its capacity for wildlife disease surveillance, response, and data management in Florida. Key...
The $2.4 million Block Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) will fund safety protocols and COVID-19 response costs for seafood processing facilities and vessels in Washington state through January 2024. The grant will provide direct payments to seafood processors and processing vessels for eligible expenses incurred between January 2020 and December 2021, including...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) received a $200,000 block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The funding will support NYSDEC's distribution of monetary resources to licensed New York food fish and crustacea dealers and shippers, as well as shellfish processors, shippers, reshippers, and diggers/shippers impacted by the...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) received a $653,348.73 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The award funded a project from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 to study the reproductive resilience and movement ecology of Florida sport fishes. The Sport Fish Restoration program supports activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish...
This $510,912 block grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) will fund the California Salmon Council's efforts to disburse relief funds to eligible California seafood processors. The Council will collaborate with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct outreach to commercially permitted seafood processors informing them about the grant program and...