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Announcement for NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Extension and Technology Transfer 2015 Competition

The Federal Funding Opportunity has been announced for the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Extension and Technology Transfer 2015 competition.  This call is for aquaculture  extension and technology transfer proposals (unlike last year’s aquaculture research competition).

The Federal Funding Opportunity announcement is available on grants.gov at the following web address: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=274777    It can also be found by searching grants.gov for Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2015-2004399; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.417

Deadlines:

Applications are due to Grants.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time April 27, 2015.

Applications received after the closing dates and times will not be accepted.

Funding Opportunity Description: Depending on availability of funds, NOAA Sea Grant expects to have available about $1,600,000 for each of FY 2015 and FY 2016 for a national competition to fund marine aquaculture extension and technology transfer efforts, as part of the overall plan to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal and Great Lakes aquaculture. Aquaculture that occurs in the Great Lakes or its coastal zone is considered marine aquaculture for this competition.

 

This Federal Funding Opportunity includes information on application and criteria for aquaculture extension proposals requesting a maximum of $300,000 in total federal funding for up to a two-year period. Matching funds are required. Proposals are required to include a partnership (e.g., with local community governments, state and Federal agencies, regional management efforts, industry, non-governmental organizations). Awards are anticipated to start no later than September 1, 2015. Additional proposals from this competition may be selected for funding in subsequent fiscal years, subject to the availability of funds.

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