[Coral-List] Fisheries grants in U.S. Free Trade Agreement Countries

[Eileen Alicea - NOAA Affiliate]

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs’ (OES) Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues at
the Department of State, announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity
(“NOFO”): Fisheries Management and Governance in U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Countries.  The project will be implemented in one or more of the following
countries, which are U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners: *Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Chile,
Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and Morocco*.

OES will award one cooperative agreement of up to $500,000 U.S. Dollars
(USD), or two cooperative agreements of up to $250,000 USD each in FY 2017
ESF to support fisheries management and governance in U.S. FTA countries,
including by: 1) improving the science-based management of fisheries; 2)
improving fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) measures to
ensure compliance with fisheries regulations; and 3) combating illegal,
unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in particular by supporting
vessel registry and fisheries information sharing systems.  Applicants must
select a minimum of three FTA countries listed above in which to conduct
activities.  The initial period of performance will be for 24 months.
Additional funding may become available in future years.  Funding authority
rests in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.

Application must be submitted by 11:59 P.M. on July 27, 2018.

See full announcement and instructions at:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=SFOP0005214


Eileen Alicea
Senior Program Analyst
The Baldwin Group, Inc.
on contract at NOAA's Office for Coastal Management
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program
Puerto Rico NE Marine Corridor and Culebra Island Habitat Focus Area
Tel. 240-533-0775