Project Grant NA20NMF4270159

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 aims to develop a portable, full-recirculation incubator system for rearing salmon eggs to the fry stage. The system is designed to restore wild salmon populations by preserving genetic integrity, using water from the salmon's native watershed, eliminating toxic chemical use, and enabling tracking of restoration progress - all without the need for costly centralized...

This $2.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support products and services to boost Alaska's mariculture industry. Funded projects include capitalizing a revolving loan fund to facilitate business expansion, developing mariculture-focused workforce training programs, and providing research funding to grow innovative seaweed and shellfish products. The Southeast Conference leads an Alaska...

Ankers Subsea LLC received a $300,000 Project Grant award 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 two-year award, issued on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support Ankers Subsea's Alabama Off Bottom Oyster Wet Storage and Depuration Facility Pilot Project Using Vacuum Air Lift (VAL) Technology. The project aims to test an...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $650,000 and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 10.212), supports the development of non-GMO, hybrid Pacific oysters optimized for different growing conditions through crossbreeding and on-farm trials by Pacific Hybreed Inc., a for-profit research and development company. The primary goal is to leverage established...

Maine Shellfish Developers LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program. The award will support the development of a cost-effective means of culturing large volumes of microalgae for land-based oyster farming through April 2023. The grantee aims to advance microalgae production at scale using spent yeast from breweries as a substrate. The microalgae will be used as feed for oysters farmed on land...

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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021), aims to develop a breeding program for the Manila clam, a key aquaculture species on the U.S. West Coast. The $1,837,767 award to Pacific Hybreed Inc. will fund research to (1) screen 200 clam families for female-biased sex ratios, (2) identify sex ratio biomarkers in embryos, (3) induce triploidy in high-yielding...

The Southeast Conference was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to strengthen the mariculture industry in coastal Alaska communities. The grant will support eight projects led by the Southeast Conference coalition to develop a sustainable mariculture industry producing shellfish and aquatic plants. This includes establishing an integrated hatchery network, incentivizing private...

This $3.55 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration supports the Alaska Mariculture Cluster's efforts to boost Alaska's mariculture industry through sustainable development of shellfish and seaweed farming. Funded activities under the EDA's Economic Adjustment Assistance program include capitalizing a revolving loan fund to facilitate business expansion, developing mariculture-focused workforce training programs, and providing research funding...

The Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association received a $209,100 two-year Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant will fund the development of a 10-year statewide seafood distribution and workforce development plan for Alaska. In year one, the Association will conduct a comprehensive needs assessment involving over 15 tribal partners and 100+ stakeholders from fishing, processing,...