Funding Opportunities

The Saltonstall-Kennedy Program administers a yearly grant competition which annually funds approximately 40 projects for $10 million that lead to the promotion, development and marketing of U.S. fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries, in coordination with the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, is soliciting monkfish research proposals for the 2023-2024 Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office's Fisheries Research Program targets better understanding of fisheries status, trends, and ecosystem value to inform ecosystem-based management of Chesapeake Bay estuarine species and habitats.

Congress established the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) to reverse the decline of West Coast salmon. This competitive grants program provides funding to States and Tribes to protect, conserve, and restore these populations.

Funding opportunities through the Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program, known as BREP, for innovative solutions to fisheries bycatch challenges.

NOAA’s Bay Watershed Education and Training Program is an environmental education program that promotes locally relevant, experiential learning focused on K-12 students and their classroom teachers.

NOAA Fisheries is seeking grant applicants through January 31, 2023, to support international sea turtle management and conservation in the Solomon Islands, Japan, and portions of southeast Asia.

Gulf B-WET promotes locally relevant, experiential learning for K-12 audiences. B-WET supports Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs) for students and related professional development.

NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training grant program supports school district programs that provide hands-on outdoor education for students and teachers to foster stewardship of the Bay.

MARFIN promotes and endorses programs which seek to optimize economic and social benefits from marine fishery resources through cooperative efforts that evoke the best research and management talents of the Southeast region.