This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs (CFDA 15.875 - Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program) provides $100,000.00 in funding to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division. The purpose of this grant is to prevent the invasion and spread of marine invasive species in Guam's waters by supporting existing staff at the Guam Department of Agriculture...
This $113,167 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration program) to the Guam Department of Agriculture Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division supports a long-term data collection program to monitor the status of Guam's recreational fisheries. The program conducts 96 boat-based surveys and 24 participation surveys annually, analyzing the data to determine trends in fish populations, catch rates, and recreational fishing effort. This...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $230,449.00 Formula Grant to the Guam Department of Agriculture, Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant will fund the division's data collection efforts to monitor the shore-based and boat-based fisheries around Guam from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The data collection program includes creel surveys to gather catch and effort information,...
The Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division received a $100,000 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant will be used over a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 to establish an in-house biosampling lab that will process fish samples and generate life-history and reproductive biology data to drive management policies for Guam's aquatic...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,862 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The grant provides funding for the Division's long-running data collection efforts on shore-based fisheries around Guam. Key activities include creel surveys to gather catch and effort data, participation surveys to track total fishing effort, and aerial surveys to monitor areas inaccessible...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $161,707 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The purpose of this grant is to improve access to recreational fishing and enhance environmental stewardship on the island of Guam. Key activities to be funded include: Expanding learning opportunities and training programs for Guam's youth in advanced fishing techniques such as...
This $293,511 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), supports the following key activities in Guam: Participation in the Micronesian Challenge Task Force and payment of annual dues. Funding for a Coral Reef Policy and Communications Coordinator position. Administrative support for the Guam Coral Reef Initiative (GCRI). Coral reef restoration and...
The Department of the Interior Insular Affairs awarded a $163,526 Project Grant to the Government of Guam - Department of Administration Bureau of Statistics and Plans to support economic and social development activities in Guam through September 2025. Under the grant, the awardee will use $9,650 to attend the US Coral Reef Task Force meeting and US All Islands Committee meeting to address high priority coral reef policy and regulatory issues. An additional $64,155 will fund a coral reef...
This $325,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs, under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program, supports the Government of Guam's Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans Division in executing the Guam Coral Reef Initiative (GCRI) and associated partner projects. The funding enables the Bureau's participation in the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) meetings, All...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division (DAWR). The grant will fund an architectural and engineering design project to construct a courtesy dock and gangway for transient boats at the Guam Harbor of Refuge. This project will address the lack of public marine access points at the facility, which has...