NA26NMFX062C0001

THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM TO MODERNIZE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN U.S. FISHERIES. 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 2026 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

NOT APPLICABLE

11.062

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Washington, District Of Columbia 200064061 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2026-33576