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Financial Assistance for Research and Development Projects to
Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry

NEW: The 2004 S-K Report to Congress (PDF) is now online!

Notice: The FY 2004 competitive S-K Grant Program referenced below has been canceled due to insufficient funding. NOAA Fisheries is returning all applications to the applicants without further consideration. The President’s budget request for FY 2005 also does not provide sufficient funding for the competitive S-K Grant Program.

The omnibus solicitation notice, “Availability of Grant Funds for FY 2004," which covers the S-K Program and other NOAA competitive programs, was published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2003. Applications to the S-K Program were due on August 29, 2003.

• Click HERE to read and print out the omnibus solicitation notice in PDF format. Please note that the deadline listed for applications may have already passed.
• Click HERE to read and print the Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) for the S-K Program, which provides the funding priority areas and application format and requirements. Applications must address one of the funding priorities listed in the FFO.
• Click HERE for a complete S-K application package.
• View a sample of a successful application made to the FY 2000 S-K Program. This proposal is provided as an example of the type of information and level of detail required to be competitive for S-K funding. Please refer to the current Federal Funding Opportunity for funding priorities and complete application requirements. Resumes and supplemental information have been deleted. The applicant's permission was obtained to use this application as an example.
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• S-K technical reviewer forms and Fisheries Grants Database access (click HERE)

Please visit our NEWS page to learn about new additions to the S-K website. (updated)

The S-K Grant Program is a competitive program administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. The program provides financial assistance (grants or cooperative agreements) for research and development projects to benefit the U.S. fishing industry. Projects that primarily involve business start-up or infrastructure development are not eligible for funding under the S-K Program. The program’s statutory authority is the S-K Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713c-3).

NMFS solicits proposals through a notice published in the Federal Register once during each year for which grant funds have been allocated. A PDF version of the most recent notice can be viewed by clicking the appropriate link.  Please note that the deadline for applications listed in the notice may have already passed.

The FFO describes the program priorities (which may vary from year to year),eligibility requirements, instructions and format for submitting proposals, and selection criteria. Cost sharing requirements may vary from year to year. By law, they may not exceed more than 50% of project costs.

Grant applications are reviewed technical merit and for usefulness to stakeholders. This input is used by the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries in making funding recommendations.

The NMFS Office of Management and Budget, Financial Services Division (F/SF2) is responsible for administering the S-K Program. Further information may be obtained from the NMFS S-K Program Manager, Alicia Jarboe, at (301) 713-2358.

NOTE: Reading some of these files on this page requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click HERE for information on how to download this program.

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