OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Research Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher   education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, and   state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or   institutions are not eligible. Foreign governments, organizations under   the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international   organizations are excluded for purposes of this solicitation since the   objective of the CRP is to optimize research and development benefits   from U.S. marine fishery resources. Applicants who are not commercial   or recreational fisherman must have commercial or recreational   fishermen participating in their project. There must be a written   agreement with a fisherman describing the involvement in the project   activity.
Description: The CRP program provides financial assistance for projects that seek to increase and improve the working relationship between researchers from the NMFS, state fishery agencies, universities, and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida involving the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial). The program is a means of involving commercial and recreational fishermen in the collection of fundamental fisheries information. Collection efforts support the development and evaluation of management and regulatory options. This program addresses NOAA&apos;s mission goal to ``Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through an Ecosystem Approach to Management.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Application Downlaod issues
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926