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Opportunity Summary:

The 2016 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (Funding Opportunity Number F15AS00211) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, specifically the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM). The program is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means recipients should expect an active partnership with the federal agency during the project period rather than a fully hands-off award. The overall purpose is capacity building: helping Alaska Native and rural organizations strengthen their ability to participate in federal subsistence management by expanding local technical and educational capability tied to subsistence fisheries monitoring and management.

At its core, the Partners Program is designed to increase meaningful Alaska Native and rural involvement in the federal subsistence management system in Alaska. It does this by funding positions and activities that improve an organization s long-term ability to engage in monitoring, research, education, and communication related to subsistence fisheries and the management decisions that affect them. The opportunity specifically highlights support for biologist, social scientist, and educator positions within Alaska Native and rural organizations. In practical terms, this focus suggests proposals are expected to build or sustain in-house expertise so organizations can contribute data, local knowledge, analysis, outreach, and management input in a consistent and credible way over time, rather than relying entirely on outside partners.

A second major emphasis is developing pathways for local rural students to connect directly with subsistence resource monitoring and management. The announcement points to science camps and paid internships as examples of supported activities. This reflects an intentional workforce and stewardship development angle: giving students hands-on exposure to field monitoring, data collection, and management concepts, while also strengthening the connection between local communities and the science and decision-making processes around subsistence resources. Proposals that create structured learning opportunities, mentorship, and real participation in monitoring work would align well with this stated goal.

Funding for the opportunity is estimated at 800,000 total, with an expected 5 awards. Individual awards range from a floor of 4,000 to a ceiling of 170,000. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, which can reduce barriers for smaller organizations that may not have flexible funding available to meet match. The CFDA program number associated with this opportunity is 15.636, Alaska Subsistence Management, which indicates the broader federal assistance program framework it sits under.

Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status that are not institutions of higher education. The opportunity was posted on May 7, 2015, with an application closing date of August 31, 2015, and an archive date of September 30, 2015. Additional program information was provided through the Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska funding opportunity page at http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fundingopportunity.htm.

For applicants or interested parties who needed help accessing the full announcement, the listed government point of contact was Kay LarsonBlair, Fishery Biologist, reachable at 907 786 3663 or by email at kaylarsonblair@fws.gov.

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