The Saltonstall-Kennedy Act established a fund (known as the S-K fund) used by the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants or cooperative agreements for fisheries research and development projects addressing aspects of U.S. fisheries, including, but not limited to, harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated business infrastructures.
Donor Name: Department of Commerce
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/25/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Under this authority, grants and cooperative agreements are made on a competitive basis (subject to availability of funding) to assist in carrying out projects to expand domestic and foreign markets related to U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries. The term “U.S. fisheries” refers to any marine fishery (including the Great Lakes) that encompasses commercial, recreational, charter, subsistence, wild capture, and aquaculture that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States or other eligible applicants. The objective of the S-K Research and Development Program, referred to throughout this document as the S-K Competitive Grant Program, is to promote U.S. fisheries by assisting the fishing community to address marketing and research needs. The term “fishing community” means harvesters, marketers, growers, processors, recreational fishermen, charter fishermen, fishermen, and persons providing them with goods and services.
Program Priorities
Applications shall address one or more of the three priorities listed below. However, a singular research priority that most closely reflects the objectives of your proposal should be identified and will be used by NMFS for review purposes. These priorities are aimed at promoting and developing United States fisheries by growing awareness of and demand for products made from U.S. fishery resources, improving infrastructure, ensuring sustainable harvest and seafood supply, and supporting vibrant recreational fishing opportunities.
- Priority #1 – Promotion and Marketing
- Projects sought should:
- Increase market demand and value of U.S. fisheries and/or;
- Demonstrate a direct economic benefit to the fishing community and/or;
- Develop or improve regional, national or global public relations and marketing opportunities to increase domestic production and/or demand for domestic products, and/or;
- Include marketing strategies which involve participation of the seafood industry locally, regionally, or nationally, and/or;
- Conduct domestic market research and/or develop value-added products focused on stimulating demand for U.S. fisheries.
- Priority #2 – Development, Infrastructure, and Capacity Building
- Projects sought should:
- Develop new or underutilized U.S. fisheries; and/or
- Improve the capacity of fishery sectors, including but not limited to indigenous, artisanal, recreational and other sectors to participate in scientific initiatives, cooperative management, fishery management regulatory processes, or developing and/or marketing of new sustainable fishing opportunities; and/or
- Encourage greater or more effective participation by fishing communities in a targeted area of the U.S. fishery supply chain; and/or
- Demonstrate that any proposed new infrastructure or infrastructure improvement is needed and provides a broad benefit for the fishing community.
- Projects sought should:
- Priority #3 – Science or Technology that Enhances Sustainable U.S. Fisheries
- Projects sought should:
- Directly impact a need identified by the fishing community through science and technology based projects to increase harvest or prevent reduction of harvest of seafood, increase recreational fishing opportunities, or create new market opportunities for fishing communities; and/or
- Demonstrate a direct need or benefit as identified by the fishing community, and connect with one or more segments of the U.S. fisheries supply chain.
- Projects sought should:
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $25,000
Grant Period
Applications beyond this 24 month duration will not be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Small businesses
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- State governments
- Individuals
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Independent school districts
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
