OpportunityTitle: National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2025
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, for-profit organizations, foreign public entities or foreign organizations, and state, local, U.S.territorial, Alaska Native, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or instrumentalities are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice.
Description: The mission of the National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) is to support the development of technological solutions and changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch of fish and protected species (including Endangered Species Act-listed fish, marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles) and to reduce impacts to invertebrates (including sponges, deep-sea corals, and shallow (tropical) corals.) In addition, BREP may support projects that pursue ways to minimize mortality and injury of bycaught species (including post-release injury and mortality). Projects should produce outcomes that can directly influence management needs of federally managed living marine resources.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Office
GrantorContactText: Justin Pearce &lt;br/&gt;Office of Sustainable Fisheries &lt;br/&gt;1315 East-West Highway &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, MD 20910 &lt;br/&gt;301-427-8521
CloseDateExplanation: Required Pre-proposals must be received by electronic mail to the BREP National Program Coordinator (NMFS.HQ.BREP@noaa.gov) by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 13, 2024. Full proposals must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on March 21, 2025.