| Funding Opportunity ID: | 309658 |
| Opportunity Number: | F19AS00022 |
| Opportunity Title: | 2020 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education
Natural Resources
Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | Rural Capacity Building |
| CFDA Number(s): | 15.636 |
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | |
| Agency Code: | DOI-FWS |
| Agency Name: | Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Posted Date: | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Close Date: | Jan 31, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Award Ceiling: | $167,000 |
| Award Floor: | $20,000 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Description: | The Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management (OSM) administers the Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (Partners Program). OSM is seeking proposals for the Partners Program that strengthen Alaska Native and rural involvement in Federal subsistence management. The Partners Program is a competitive grant that is directed at providing funding for biologists, social scientists and outreach/educator positions in Alaska Native and rural nonprofit organizations with the intent of increasing the organizations ability to participate in Federal subsistence management. In addition, the program supports a variety of opportunities for local, rural students to connect with subsistence resource monitoring and management through science camps and paid internships. |
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