Project Grant F15AP00280

The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded $385,500 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Comunidad Y Biodiversidad, AC (Cobi) to deliver the "Breaking Paradigms Towards Fishing Sustainability: Mobilizing Solutions and Resources for the Entrepreneurship of Youth and Women in Fishing Communities" project in Mexico from January 27, 2023 through January 27, 2026. The project aims to strengthen the bonds of...

The Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc. was awarded a $469,654 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will support efforts from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024 to engage Puerto Rico's shark fishing community. Specifically, Mote Marine Laboratory will obtain post-regulation species and size composition shark catch data to...

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...

This $677,554 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Marine Debris Program supports a 3-year pilot project to address marine debris pollution in the St. Andrew Sound and St. Joe Bay Estuary Program (SASJBEP) watershed. The project aims to reduce man-made debris, such as single-use plastics and macro-plastics, entering local waterways through a two-pronged approach. First, the project will install up to 60 litter interception devices...

This $370,523 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) supports the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries' (MCCF) Eastern Maine Skippers Program (EMSP). The EMSP aims to provide career development opportunities in commercial fisheries and increase the number of skilled individuals entering maritime professions, addressing recruitment and retirement challenges in Maine's fishing industry. Over a 2-year...

This Project Grant award of $500,000.00, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), aims to initiate macroalgae (limu kohu) restoration efforts across Hawaii in partnership with community organizations involved in loko ia (Hawaiian fishpond) and limu restoration. The project will also increase understanding and awareness of limu kohu's...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $295,390 project grant to Conservación De La Naturaleza En Oaxaca, A.C. under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) to support eco-tourism and sustainable agriculture enterprises in Oaxaca State, Mexico from March 2023 through March 2026. The grant recipient will professionalize and expand markets for eco-tourism and agriculture businesses to generate income and improve quality of life while strengthening community abilities to promote...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $1,180,177.94 cooperative agreement to the Parley Foundation under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The project aims to protect the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean waters by implementing strategies to avoid, intercept, and redesign marine debris, with a focus on fishing gear, in order to prevent it from entering these bodies of water and to remove existing...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $598,280 Project Grant to Florida Atlantic University under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The goal of the two-year project is to expand an existing queen conch hatchery in Puerto Rico to produce more juvenile conch for restoration and sustainable seafood. Local fishers, technicians and interns will operate the expanded hatchery and two mobile...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Homeland Security's United States Coast Guard Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) will fund a multimedia educational campaign to measurably influence boating safety behaviors and the need for boating safety certification for approximately 6 million people. The funding will support the development and distribution of three half-hour television shows across major broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, PBS) to promote...