Cooperative Agreement G21AC10246
- The University of Washington was awarded a $123,447 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey to refine statistical tools and analyses of ecological indicators for fisheries management under the Cooperative Research Units program. The goal of the four-year project beginning in December 2021 is to work with the USGS to develop improved statistical methodologies that support the program's mission of addressing the information needs of state and federal fish, wildlife, and natural...
- The University of Washington received a $934,420 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.200 - Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants) on September 15, 2025. This 5-year award supports the Western Regional Aquaculture Center (WRAC) in conducting aquaculture research, development, education, and demonstration projects to enhance viable and profitable U.S. aquaculture production. The WRAC, hosted by the...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $389,994 cooperative agreement to the University of Washington under the Sea Grant Support federal grant program (CFDA 11.417) from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The award will support research investigating methods to improve stability in U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries through management strategy evaluation and simulation modeling. Specifically, the University of Washington will explore how management strategies can...
- The US Geological Survey, through its Cooperative Research Units program (CFDA 15.812), awarded a $231,018.87 cooperative agreement to the Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation. The foundation will support research and development activities from January 2022 through January 2026 to estimate weekly-stratified abundances of migratory juvenile salmonids in the absence of mark-recapture experiments. The Cooperative Research Units program partners with states and universities to...
- This $186,264.84 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA program aims to advance the discovery and characterization of biomarkers associated with environmental and disease resilience in shellfish aquaculture. The key objectives are to 1) develop standardized, open-access bioinformatics pipelines for resilience biomarker discovery through meta-analysis of public...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program provides $377,343.39 to Oregon State University (OSU) from August 2024 to September 2025. The project will characterize the behavior and distribution of salmonids and whales in offshore marine waters off the Washington coast, using passive acoustic listening stations and acoustic transmitting tags. The key deliverables include an annual technical report, a final...
- The University of Southern California was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program. The grant will support a partnership between academic, non-profit, and commercial organizations to accelerate sustainable marine aquaculture research at the undergraduate level through August 2026. The partnership will provide hands-on research...
- This $948,086 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.200 - Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants) supports the mission of the Western Regional Aquaculture Center (WRAC) hosted by the University of Washington. The funding will enable WRAC to conduct multi-state, multi-disciplinary research, development, education, and demonstration projects focused on enhancing viable and profitable U.S. aquaculture...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation provides $456,411 in funding to the University of Washington from February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The grant supports collaborative research titled "Microscale Interactions of Foundation Species with Their Fluid Environment: Biological Feedbacks Alter Ecological Interactions of Mussels." The research is part of NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which aims to strengthen understanding of the integrated Earth...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to better understand growth patterns and business-level decision-making within the U.S. shellfish aquaculture industry. The $892,096 project, running from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will focus on the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and Washington, which represent an estimated 70% of U.S. farmed...
The University of Washington received a $191,637 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Cooperative Research Units federal grant program (CFDA 15.812) to advance sustainable shellfish aquaculture. Through machine learning and automated data collection, the University will work with the USGS to address the needs of fish, wildlife, and natural resource agencies. Specifically, the University will develop new technologies to collect and analyze data on fish communities to support sustainable shellfish farming practices. The three-year project will provide technical assistance and research findings to help agencies better manage shellfish aquaculture and its interactions with fish and wildlife. The award was issued on April 14, 2021 with a projected completion date of December 31, 2023.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 7/26/22 | ||
| Not listed | $191.6k | 4/15/21 |