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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) received a $125,025 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) program (CFDA 15.686) for the performance period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As an interstate compact organization coordinating marine fisheries management along the Atlantic coast, ASMFC will deliver services supporting the NFHP's mission to comprehensively address fish habitat decline through collaborative conservation partnerships. Based on ASMFC's established expertise and prior NFHP grant work, the organization is expected to provide services that may include fish habitat conservation coordination, scientific research and data collection, interstate fishery management support, and administrative services in support of marine resource protection and aquatic ecosystem restoration initiatives across Atlantic coastal regions.

The National Fish Habitat Partnership program leverages federal, state, tribal, and private funding to maximize the impact of habitat conservation efforts. ASMFC's role as a critical collaborative entity positions the organization to facilitate partnership coordination and deliver the technical and administrative support necessary to advance fish habitat improvement initiatives along the Atlantic coast through the organization's existing infrastructure and relationships with federal agencies and coastal states.