Opportunity Information: Apply for NMFS NEFSC 2009 2001478
Apply for NMFS NEFSC 2009 2001478
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the environment natural resources science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2009 Monkfish Research Set Aside" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.454 Unallied Management Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 11, 2008 and posted on Jul 11, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 9, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- 1. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, State, local, and Native American tribal governments. Federal agencies and institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. Additionally, employees of any Federal agency or Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) are ineligible to submit an application under this program. However, Council members who are not Federal employees may submit an application. 2. DOC/NOAA supports cultural and gender diversity and encourages women and minority individuals and groups to submit applications to the RSA program. In addition, DOC/NOAA is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas. DOC/NOAA encourages proposals involving any of the above institutions. 3. DOC/NOAA encourages applications from members of the fishing community and applications that involve fishing community cooperation and participation.
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Opportunity Summary:
The 2009 Monkfish Research Set Aside (RSA) opportunity, run by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in coordination with the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, offers access to 500 monkfish Days-At-Sea (DAS) that are reserved specifically to support research during the 2009 fishing year (May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010). Instead of providing traditional grant dollars, this program supports research by giving approved projects additional monkfish DAS that vessels can use for research trips in place of their own allocated DAS. The practical goal is to remove a major cost barrier for commercial vessels that want to participate in cooperative research, since using RSA DAS means a vessel is not spending its own limited monkfish DAS to conduct research activities.
A key feature of this RSA model is that research trips can still land monkfish, and those landings may be sold. The revenue from selling catch taken on RSA research trips is intended to help cover research expenses (for example, vessel time, gear modifications, observers or technicians, sampling supplies, data management, and similar project costs). The listing makes it explicit that there is no Federal funding attached to this notice; the "funding" is the increased harvest opportunity created by the set-aside DAS, with proceeds from catch sales serving as the mechanism to finance the work. Awards are made through assistance instruments such as grants, cooperative agreements, or similar arrangements, but the estimated total Federal funding amount is shown as $0 because the support is provided through access rather than cash.
To be competitive, proposed projects must clearly improve understanding of the monkfish resource and/or strengthen the information base used for fishery management decisions. NMFS and the Councils indicate several broad research themes that will receive priority consideration, though they are not ranked in strict order. These include cooperative research that supplements NMFS survey programs (for example, work that fills seasonal or spatial gaps in existing survey coverage), life history studies such as age and growth, longevity, reproduction, and natural mortality, and tagging or telemetry studies designed to clarify monkfish movement patterns and habitat use over short and long time frames. The priority list also emphasizes work on bycatch and discard mortality for target and non-target species, gear research focused on trawl and gillnet selectivity (including reducing bycatch and minimizing interactions with protected species), and ecosystem-oriented studies examining monkfish trophic interactions with other species. Proposals that build on or extend prior cooperative research are explicitly encouraged and may receive added consideration when they meaningfully increase the usefulness or management value of earlier work.
The opportunity was posted July 11, 2008 under Funding Opportunity Number NMFS NEFSC 2009 2001478, with an original and current closing date of September 9, 2008, and an archive date of October 9, 2008. NMFS anticipated making about five awards. The program is associated with CFDA 11.454 (Unallied Management Projects) and has no stated cost sharing or matching requirement, which aligns with the structure of the program since projects are primarily supported through the ability to generate income from RSA landings rather than through reimbursed Federal costs.
Eligibility is broad and is designed to accommodate both research institutions and the fishing industry. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, universities and other institutions of higher education, hospitals, nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, and state, local, and Native American tribal governments. Federal agencies and Federal institutions are not eligible to receive assistance under this notice, and employees of any Federal agency or Regional Fishery Management Council are not allowed to apply. Council members who are not Federal employees may apply. The notice also underscores NOAA's interest in diversity and participation, encouraging applications from women and minority individuals and groups, and expressing particular interest in involvement from historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions serving underserved areas. NMFS also emphasizes that applications from the fishing community, and proposals that directly involve fishing community cooperation and participation, are strongly encouraged, reflecting the cooperative-research purpose of the RSA program.
For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, the contact listed is Steve Drescher, Policy Advisor, at 301-713-0926, with an additional note referencing assistance for application download issues.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): 2009 Monkfish Research Set Aside (RSA)
1) What is the 2009 Monkfish Research Set Aside (RSA) opportunity?
It is a NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) opportunity that supports monkfish-related research by providing access to a set-aside of monkfish fishing effort (Days-At-Sea, or DAS) during the 2009 fishing year, rather than providing traditional cash grant funding.
2) Who runs this program?
The program is run by NOAA's NMFS in coordination with the New England Fishery Management Council and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
3) What does the award provide if there is no cash funding?
Approved projects receive access to monkfish DAS that are reserved specifically for research. Vessels can use these RSA DAS for research trips in place of using their own allocated monkfish DAS.
4) How many monkfish Days-At-Sea (DAS) are available through this RSA?
The opportunity offers access to 500 monkfish DAS that are reserved to support research.
5) What is the time period covered by the 2009 fishing year for this opportunity?
The 2009 fishing year is May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
6) Why is the estimated total Federal funding amount listed as $0?
The notice states there is no Federal funding attached. The support is provided through increased harvest opportunity (access to RSA DAS) rather than cash. Any project financing is expected to come from revenues generated by landings from RSA research trips.
7) Can research trips land monkfish, and can the catch be sold?
Yes. Research trips conducted under RSA DAS can still land monkfish, and those landings may be sold.
8) What is the purpose of allowing sale of RSA research-trip landings?
Revenue from the sale of catch taken on RSA research trips is intended to help cover research expenses and reduce a major cost barrier for commercial vessels participating in cooperative research.
9) What kinds of project costs can RSA landing revenues help cover?
The notice gives examples including vessel time, gear modifications, observers or technicians, sampling supplies, data management, and similar project costs.
10) What makes a proposal competitive under this opportunity?
Proposed projects must clearly improve understanding of the monkfish resource and/or strengthen the information base used for fishery management decisions.
11) What research topics are priority areas for consideration?
Priority themes (not ranked in strict order) include: cooperative research that supplements NMFS survey programs (such as filling seasonal or spatial gaps), life history studies (age and growth, longevity, reproduction, natural mortality), tagging or telemetry to clarify movement patterns and habitat use over short and long time frames, bycatch and discard mortality for target and non-target species, gear research on trawl and gillnet selectivity (including reducing bycatch and minimizing interactions with protected species), and ecosystem-oriented studies on monkfish trophic interactions.
12) Are projects that build on previous cooperative research encouraged?
Yes. Proposals that build on or extend prior cooperative research are explicitly encouraged and may receive added consideration when they meaningfully increase the usefulness or management value of earlier work.
13) How many awards did NMFS anticipate making?
NMFS anticipated making about five awards.
14) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NMFS NEFSC 2009 2001478.
15) When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
It was posted on July 11, 2008. The original and current closing date listed is September 9, 2008. The archive date is October 9, 2008.
16) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The program is associated with CFDA 11.454 (Unallied Management Projects).
17) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated in the notice.
18) What kinds of assistance instruments are used for awards?
Awards are made through assistance instruments such as grants, cooperative agreements, or similar arrangements, even though the estimated total Federal funding amount is shown as $0.
19) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes, but is not limited to: universities and other institutions of higher education, hospitals, nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, and state, local, and Native American tribal governments.
20) Are Federal agencies or Federal institutions eligible to receive assistance?
No. Federal agencies and Federal institutions are not eligible to receive assistance under this notice.
21) Are employees of Federal agencies or Regional Fishery Management Councils allowed to apply?
No. Employees of any Federal agency or Regional Fishery Management Council are not allowed to apply.
22) Can Fishery Management Council members apply?
Council members who are not Federal employees may apply, according to the notice.
23) Does NMFS encourage applications from specific groups or institution types?
Yes. The notice encourages applications from women and minority individuals and groups, and notes particular interest in involvement from historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions serving underserved areas.
24) Does the program encourage participation from the fishing community?
Yes. NMFS emphasizes that applications from the fishing community, and proposals that directly involve fishing community cooperation and participation, are strongly encouraged.
25) Who can be contacted for help accessing the full announcement or for download issues?
The listed contact is Steve Drescher, Policy Advisor, at 301-713-0926. The notice also references assistance for application download issues.
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