Reef Fish Conservation And Education Foundation, Inc.

Reef Fish Conservation And Education Foundation, Inc., a Texas-based nonprofit organization, operates as a federal grant sub-recipient in the marine resources and fisheries conservation space, with all three of its recent federal awards routed through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as the prime grantee on behalf of the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The foundation's recent work centers on improving data collection and quota monitoring in commercial reef fish fisheries through artificial intelligence-powered electronic monitoring systems. All three sub-awards, each issued on October 23, 2025, fund the same project: deployment of electronic monitoring technology integrated with satellite telecommunications for real-time data transmission across five vessels in the Gulf of Mexico to enhance quota monitoring and support sustainable fisheries management. Combined value across the three sub-awards is $355 thousand. The foundation holds no prime federal grants or contracts and does not sit on any federal contract vehicles or BPAs.

Activity is nascent and concentrated: the vendor has executed three grant sub-awards in 2025 against a single grantor customer (NOAA via the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation), all within the same calendar quarter. No awards predate October 2025 in the source data, and no recompete activity is visible. The foundation's competitive posture is not set-aside designated; grant sub-award work at this scale and in environmental conservation typically flows through nonprofit intermediaries rather than through small business set-asides. The vendor's role is substantive — direct responsibility for electronic monitoring system deployment and data integration — rather than administrative pass-through.