DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Department of Commerce
SEFSC Bluefin Tuna Research Program
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Dec 31, 2026 · 86 days left
- Award size
- $25K – $300K
- Total available
- $600K · about 5 awards
- Cost share / match
- Not required
- Who can apply
- City or town government, Tribal organization, Tribal government, Other (see eligibility), Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Private college or university, Individuals, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Small business, Larger business, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), State government, Public college or university, County government
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
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About this grant
The objective of the program is to provide a basis for advancing science-based fisheries management for Atlantic bluefin tuna. Such advancement will depend upon improvements in understanding of the fisheries, total abundance, and biology of bluefin tuna, especially regarding the effects of mixing and movement between the eastern and western Atlantic populations. Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), of which the US is one, and other partners have embarked upon a multi-year research program on bluefin tuna as a step toward improving ICCAT's science-based management of Bluefin fisheries. Research sponsored under this funding opportunity represents a contribution to this partnership. Proposals that demonstrate collaborations with the ICCAT Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Research Program and other ICCAT partners are strongly encouraged.
Eligibility (from the notice)
Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, and state, local, and Indian Tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible. Foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations are excluded for purposes of this solicitation since the objective of the BTRP is to optimize research and development benefits from U.S. marine fishery resources.
About the program (11.058)
Bluefin Tuna Research Program — Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
How applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Uniform Guidance, Part 200, Subpart C,Public Law P.L. 95-405 (Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977),.n/aMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.