Opportunity Information: Apply for NOAA NMFS SE 2023 2007555
The FY 2023 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) grant opportunity is a discretionary funding program run by the Department of Commerce through NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Region. It supports research and development projects that help optimize how fisheries are used and managed across a specific set of priority waters: the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Atlantic waters off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The overall intent is practical, applied work that improves fisheries outcomes while aligning with NOAA's broader mission goal of maintaining "Healthy Oceans."
MARFIN is structured to encourage projects that involve the U.S. fishing industry directly, including both commercial and recreational sectors. In practice, that means proposals are expected to be grounded in real-world fishing operations and stakeholder needs, often through collaborations that include fishermen, seafood businesses, ports, processors, or industry organizations alongside researchers. The program is open to a range of topic areas so long as the work contributes to better use, understanding, or stewardship of marine fisheries resources in the covered region. Priority subject matter includes fishery biology and ecology; fishery resource assessment and monitoring; socio-economic assessment of fisheries and fishing communities; management and conservation approaches; evaluation of selected harvesting methods and gear; and improvements to fish handling and processing. Taken together, these categories signal that MARFIN is not limited to biological science alone, but also supports projects that connect science to management decisions, business practices, and on-the-water methods that can improve sustainability and economic value.
Funding is provided through grants and cooperative agreements, which implies NMFS may have an active role in shaping or supporting the work beyond simply providing funding, particularly under cooperative agreements. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 11.433 and covers multiple activity categories including business and commerce, education, environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $525,000, and the program anticipated making about five awards for this funding cycle. The opportunity was created on September 21, 2022, with an original application deadline of November 29, 2022.
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full notice under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section, which typically means eligibility may extend beyond standard categories and can include a mix of institutions or organizations depending on the program rules. The key functional requirement, based on the description, is that the proposed work should be relevant to the Southeast Region fisheries and include meaningful engagement with the U.S. fishing industry. In short, MARFIN is designed to fund applied, industry-connected projects that generate usable knowledge, methods, or tools to improve fisheries performance and conservation outcomes in the Gulf, Caribbean territories, and the U.S. South Atlantic.Apply for NOAA NMFS SE 2023 2007555
- The Department of Commerce in the business and commerce, education, environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2023 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.433.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 21, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 29, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $525,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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