The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was awarded a $21 million project grant by the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to support sustainable fisheries management in the Solomon Islands under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.017). The grant will fund FFA's delivery of technical and advisory services from June 2021 through June 2022 to support the Solomon Islands...
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 19.017 - Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs) to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) for the period of September 12, 2022 to June 30, 2023. This grant supports FFA's delivery of technical services and advisory assistance focused on sustainable management of tuna fisheries and conservation of fish stocks in the Solomon...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $26,000,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). This 1-year grant, with a performance period from September 12, 2022 to June 30, 2023, supports FFA's delivery of technical services and advisory assistance focused on the sustainable management of tuna...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs aims to build the capacity of young Pacific leaders in the Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Federated States of Micronesia to better manage their marine resources. The $500,000 project, awarded on September 30, 2024, will run through September 30, 2027 under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The award recipient,...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded a $5,827,644 Project Grant to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on September 30, 2024 under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. This grant will fund the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), a Pacific-designed and owned facility intended to support community-based projects in Pacific Island communities that advance the...
The federal Formula Grant award of $146,699.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the CFDA 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration program supports the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources in American Samoa. The grant aims to determine the status of sport fish stocks through fishery-independent assessments and to understand the population dynamics of exploited sport fish by studying their spatial and temporal distribution. This research will provide...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $197,797 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources. This two-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports the territory's shore-based fishery dependent creel monitoring program. The program utilizes a multi-faceted approach to manage and restore sport fish stocks in American Samoa. The...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $198,806 Project Grant to Poseidon Fisheries Research LLC from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The grant supports community management of a data and capacity limited coral reef fishery in American Samoa under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). This federal program aims to sustainably increase the nation's wealth and quality of life...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $220,129 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA# 15.605) to the American Samoa Government's Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR). The grant will support a multi-faceted approach to managing and restoring sport fish stocks in the American Samoa Territory. Key activities include deploying fish aggregating devices to enhance access to pelagic sport fish resources, regularly collecting catch...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, will co-fund with the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) the construction of a scientific research vessel for the Pacific Community (SPC). The $4,750,000 award will be used to conduct oceanographic surveys to assess the impact of ecosystem changes on tuna...