Cooperative Agreement 5960349007
Award Date
6/1/19
Completion Date
5/5/24
Dollars Obligated
$12M
Federal Agency
Central Program Planning Coordination and Support
Federal Grant Program
10.001
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
Similar Awards
The University of Florida was awarded a $2,221,750 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to operate a pilot-scale marine aquaculture facility. The three-year project will allow for the rearing of up to 20,000 Almaco jack fish in federal waters off Florida for approximately 12 months. Based on an estimated 85% survival rate, the facility is expected to yield around 17,000 fish averaging 4.4 pounds...
This five-year, $600,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine to develop metrics for identifying optimal broodstock and predicting offspring quality and performance in Atlantic salmon aquaculture. Specifically, the grant will support work to 1) establish characteristics in broodstock or...
This $525,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) to Live Advantage Bait, LLC aims to develop an improved manufacturing process for the company's existing FDA-indexed spawning aid implants. The proposed work involves three key research trials: (1) demonstrating the new manufacturing method can produce analytically stable hormone implants, (2) validating target animal safety, and (3)...
This $175,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program aims to develop an innovative, sustainable seafood product. The project will establish a cultivated fish cell line derived from black sea bass and use it to produce a hybrid fish nugget that combines the cultured fish muscle with plant-based ingredients. The key objectives are to characterize the molecular...
This $749,985 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311) aims to increase the number of beginning aquaculture farmers and strengthen the capacity and resiliency of existing beginning aquaculture farmers in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Hawaii. The award, granted to the Marine and Environmental Research Institute of Pohnpei (MERIP) in partnership with the University of Hawaii - Pacific...
The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1.3M Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division to increase the resilience of the seafood industry to climate change and improve U.S. food security. The interdisciplinary team of URI scientists will work with the seafood industry and other institutions to accelerate selective breeding...
This federal Project Grant award for $749,891 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.311 - Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program) aims to address the decline of wild fish and shellfish harvests in Maine due to overharvesting and climate impacts. The grant recipient, the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center (MAIC), a non-profit organization, will use the funding over 3 years to expand their 'Aquaculture in Shared Waters' training...
The University of Maryland Baltimore County was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to develop an alternative approach for producing all-female Atlantic salmon populations without the use of sex steroids. Over four years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026, the University will optimize fish sterilization and germ cell transplantation technology to generate all-X milt for...
This $500,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), supports efforts to establish bivalve (shellfish) and seaweed aquaculture in Hawaii. Key activities include: developing operational protocols and building business/managerial capacity for the Hilo Aquaculture Pilot Site and Cooperative; conducting marketing...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will fund a planning study to design aquaculture facilities and infrastructure for the San Diego region. The study will provide conceptual drawings, engineering specifications, and 3D renderings to support the development of aquaculture hatcheries, grow-out operations, and downstream processing facilities. Key...