2013 BREP

Department of Commerce · DOC

CFDA Numbers

11.472

Award Ceiling

$250K

Award Floor

$50K

Expected Awards

—

Close Date

—

Section I

How to Apply

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Program Contact

Derek Orner <br/>Office of Sustainable Fisheries <br/>1315 East-West Highway <br/>Silver Spring, MD 20910
derek.orner@noaa.gov.

Section II

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are individuals (U.S. citizens), institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, international organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or Instrumentalities are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice.

Eligible Applicant Types

Section III

Description

The mission of the National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) is to develop technological solutions and investigate changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch of fish (including sponges, deep-sea corals, and shallow (tropical) corals) and protected species (including marine mammals, sturgeon, seabirds, and sea turtles) as well as minimize bycatch injury and mortality (including post-release injury and mortality). For FY2013, NMFS anticipates that approximately $2,500,000 could be made available for projects that address by-catch research as identified in the Program Priority Section (I.B.1 - I.B.7).

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted: Feb 26, 2013
Archive: May 5, 2013