NA25NMFX472C0168

THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE FUNDING PARTNERS. NFWF PRESERVES AND RESTORES THE NATION'S NATIVE WILDLIFE SPECIES AND HABITATS BY DIRECTING PUBLIC CONSERVATION FUNDS TO THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS AND MATCHES THOSE INVESTMENTS WITH PRIVATE FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION'S METHOD IS TO WORK WITH A FULL COMPLEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NONPROFITS, AND CORPORATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND FUND THE NATION'S MOST INTRACTABLE CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A 2025 GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST FISHERIES MANAGERS, INDUSTRY, NGOS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE NATION'S MARINE FISHERIES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE THE NATION'S SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES GOALS TO PARTNER WITH FISHERMEN AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO SYSTEMATICALLY INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO FISHERIES DATA COLLECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM, NFWF WILL SOLICIT PROPOSALS THAT ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE THE TIMELINESS OF FISHERIES DATA, INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FISHERIES, AND EMPOWER FISHERMEN AND OTHER CITIZENS TO BECOME MORE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.

National Fish And Wildlife Foundation

TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS OF BIOLOGICAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE STOCKS OF FISHERY AND PROTECTED RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION, ALSO, TO AWARD GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND METHODS FOR MARINE AND ESTUARINE SCIENCE.

11.472 - Unallied Science Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Washington, District Of Columbia 200064061 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2025-31357