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THE NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD WAS CREATED BY CONGRESS UNDER TITLE IV OF HR 2107, AND TASKED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ON OR RELATING TO THE FISHERIES OR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, BERING SEA, AND ARCTIC OCEAN. THE NPRB HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR AWARDING SUB-GRANTS BASED ON PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD; RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOLLOW INPUT GIVEN BY THE PUBLIC, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARDS SCIENCE AND ADVISORY PANELS, AND BOARD MEMBERS. THE PRIORITIES ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH FIVE COMPLEMENTARY AND COMPETITIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS: CORE, INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH, LONG-TERM MONITORING, OUTREACH, AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS. WHILE THE BOARD CREATES FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, THROUGH HIS DESIGNEE, HAS FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY OVER PROJECTS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD.

North Pacific Research Board

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]

Anchorage, Alaska 995011936 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-NMFS-AK-20205-29913