OpportunityTitle: 2010 Herring Research Set-Aside (RSA)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher   education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations,   individuals, and 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 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.
Description: NMFS, in cooperation with the New England Fishery Management Council (Council), is soliciting 2010 Atlantic Herring (herring) Research Set-Aside (RSA) proposals that address research priorities concerning the herring fishery. The Herring RSA Program was created by the Council as a vehicle to fund research projects through the sale of research quota. Under this program, the Council may set aside up to 3 percent of the total allowable landings (TAL) to fund selected projects. Proceeds from the sale of research quota are used to pay for research costs and to compensate fishing vessels that harvest research quota. Participating vessels may be authorized to harvest and land fish in excess of Federal possession limits and/or during fishery closures. No Federal funds are provided for research under this notification. NMFS and the Council will give priority to funding proposals addressing the research needs identified in Section I-B of this document.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For application download issues
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be received and validated   by Grants.gov on or before 5 p.m. EST on February 17, 2009.   Applications submitted through Grants.gov will have a date and time   indication on them. Hard copy applications will be date and time   stamped when they are received.        Please Note: It may take Grants.gov up to two (2) business days   to validate or reject the application. Please keep this in mind in   developing your submission timeline.