Fisher-Led Aquatic Trash Prevention and Abatement in Urban and Inland Disadvantaged Communities

Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) is a non-regulatory division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) founded to facilitate collaborative actions to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico consistent with the economic well-being of the Region. This funding opportunity is i for eligible entities to partner with commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishers in each of the five Gulf states. EPA seeks applications that employ fishers' networks and unique expertise on the waterways where they fish. Applicants must work with fishers in disadvantaged communities around inland waters, inclusive of urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, to develop community-engaged initiatives to remove, reduce, and prevent trash in waterways of common or public fishing spots and on surrounding land. Entities should work with fishers in multiple locations.