Fisheries Promotion, Marketing and Development

Fisheries Promotion, Marketing and Development is sponsored by Department of Commerce.

Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition | NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries seeks applications that demonstrate direct benefits to U.S. fisheries and meaningful participation of fishing communities.

The term “U.S. fisheries” refers to any marine fishery (including the Great Lakes) that encompasses commercial, recreational, charter, subsistence, wild capture, and aquaculture that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States or other eligible applicants.

The S-K Grant Competition is open to applicants from a variety of sectors, including individuals, industry, academia, and state, local and tribal governments. Learn more about the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program Requirements for the Saltonstall-Kennedy Funding Opportunity All eligible applicants interested in applying to a future S-K grant competition can—and should—start preparing now.

All applicants must complete and maintain registrations on SAM. gov, Grants. gov, and eRA Commons prior to submitting their funding proposal.

Registration can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants should begin this process as soon as possible. Sam. gov : All applicant organizations and individuals must first register in SAM.

gov to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier. Registration can take 2 or more weeks to process. If your organization is already registered, renewal is required annually and the UEI must be active when you submit your proposal.

Grants. gov : Applicants must register in Grants. gov after receiving the UEI from SAM.

gov, but can register before or after registering in eRA Commons. Registration can take 2-4 weeks. eRA Commons : The eRA registration can start while an applicant is waiting for their final SAM.

gov approval of their UEI. However, the organization must have a complete SAM. gov registration in order to submit an application.

Registration can take up to 4 weeks. eRA Commons registration must be completed by the Signing Official (SO). An SO is someone in the organization with signatory authority such as a President, Executive Director, Owner, etc. The SO will receive 4-5 emails throughout the registration process.

In addition, a Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account must be created and linked on the SF-424 for a successful submission. Learn more about NOAA Fisheries' new grant application process FY25 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity is Closed The objective of the S-K Program is to promote U.S. fisheries by assisting the fishing community to address marketing and research needs.

The FY25 solicitation sought applications that fell into one of three priorities: Development, Infrastructure, and Capacity Building Science or Technology that Enhances Sustainable U.S. Fisheries The S-K competition includes both a pre-proposal and a full proposal. You must submit an agency accepted pre-proposal by the deadline in order to submit a full proposal.

An informational webinar for the FY25 S-K Notice of Funding Opportunity was held on June 4, 2024 from 2:00PM-3:00PM eastern. Recommended Saltonstall-Kennedy grant projects Saltonstall-Kennedy Research and Development Program Register in Sam. gov and Grants.

gov FY24 Recommended Projects Frequently Asked Questions The information provided below is for reference only and is intended to supplement, not replace the instructions provided in the S-K Notice of Funding Opportunity. Please refer to the funding announcement for complete instructions on how to apply.

You are eligible to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement under the S-K grant competition if: You are a citizen or national of the United States You are a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, or the Federated States of Micronesia You represent an entity that is a corporation, partnership, association, or other non-Federal entity, non-profit or otherwise (including Indian Tribes), if such entity is a citizen of the United States, or NMI, within the meaning of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C.

Section 5050.) You are not eligible to submit an application under this competition if: You are a member of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee (AFAC) You are an employee of any federal agency You are an employee of a Regional Fishery Management Council You represent a Regional Fishery Management Council However, Council members who are not federal employees can submit an application.

Federal employees may not serve as Principal Investigators or Co-Principal Investigator on any application. However, they may be included as a project partner. NOAA personnel (both federal employees and contractors) cannot serve as CoPIs, but they can be listed as project partners.

NOAA Fisheries will only accept three pre-proposals and three full-proposals from the same entity or applicant. If more than three full proposals are submitted from the same entity or applicant NMFS will accept the first three in the order they are received. Multiple proposals submitted must clearly identify different projects, and must be successful in the competitive review process.

The S-K solicitation consists of two separate submission processes. All interested applicants must submit a two-page Pre-Proposal to the Pre-Proposal Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applicants interested in submitting a full application after the pre-proposal review process must submit the full application to the Full Proposal Notice of Funding Opportunity.

We recommend applicants submit two days in advance to ensure the submission is validated by Grants. gov and eRA Commons and ensure agency receipt. The objective of the S-K Research and Development Program, referred to throughout this document as the S-K Program, is to promote U.S. fisheries by assisting the fishing community to address marketing and research needs.

Three Priorities of the FY25 Solicitation *Please note submission requirements may change from a previous year's announcement.

The FY25 solicitation sought applications that fell into one of three priorities: 1) Promotion and Marketing Increase market demand and value of U.S. fisheries and/or; Demonstrate a direct economic benefit to the fishing community and/or; Develop or improve regional, national or global public relations and marketing opportunities to increase domestic production and/or demand for domestic products, and/or; Include marketing strategies which involve participation of the seafood industry locally, regionally, or nationally, and/or; Conduct domestic market research and/or develop value-added products focused on stimulating demand for U.S. fisheries.

2) Development, Infrastructure, and Capacity Building Develop new or underutilized U.S. fisheries; and/or Improve the capacity of fishery sectors, including but not limited to indigenous, artisanal, recreational and other sectors to participate in scientific initiatives, cooperative management, fishery management regulatory processes, or developing and/or marketing of new sustainable fishing opportunities; and/or Encourage greater or more effective participation by fishing communities in a targeted area of the U.S. fishery supply chain; and/or Demonstrate that any proposed new infrastructure or infrastructure improvement is needed and provides a broad benefit for the fishing community (see Section IV, F.

Funding Restrictions, in the NOFO).

3) Science or Technology that Enhances Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Directly impact a need identified by the fishing community through science and technology based projects to increase harvest or prevent reduction of harvest of seafood, increase recreational fishing opportunities, or create new market opportunities for fishing communities; and/or Demonstrate a direct need or benefit as identified by the fishing community, and connect with one or more segments of the U.S. fisheries supply chain.

NOTE: The pre-proposal application period ended July 23, 2024. All applicants are required to submit a pre-proposal if they wish to be eligible to submit a full proposal to the full-proposal competition. The pre-proposal process is intended to provide an indication to potential applicants of the technical merit and the relevancy of the proposed project to the S-K competition before preparing a full proposal.

When drafting a pre-proposal, applicants should clearly convey how the proposed project meets the four evaluation criteria and the identified single priority area. Late or incomplete pre-proposals, as well as those that deviate from content or format requirements, will be withdrawn without consideration.. The SF-424 form will serve as a cover page to the pre-proposal.

Each pre-proposal may not exceed two pages, single-spaced in at least 12 point font and must provide: Name of organization, Title of project, and Project Leader(s), with email contact(s).

Identify how you are part of the Fishing Community as defined in the Executive Summary (Applicants that are not part of the fishing community should provide the name for a member or entity of the fishing community who can verify the project’s fishing community’s support, cooperation and/or collaboration.) Priority: Applicants should identify the single priority that is most addressed by the preproposal.

Background section that sets the stage for the work and identifies which one of the priorities in Section I. B the pre-proposal addresses directly. Clear statement of why the work would benefit the fishing community Clear statement of objectives and a brief description of how objectives will be accomplished.

Identification of required permits (i.e. ESA, MMPA) and permit numbers, if applicable. Estimated budget amount (a detailed budget narrative is not required). Reviewers will assign scores to pre-proposals ranging from 0–100 points based on the four evaluation criteria below, each of which needs to be addressed in the pre-proposal.

Scoring will be determined by subject matter experts. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in the parentheses below: Need and Relevance (0–30 points)—Does the pre-proposal: Define the need of a fishing community? Address the identified need?

Describe its relevance to the S-K priority described in Section B? Objectives and approach (0–25 points)—Does the pre-proposal: Clearly identify the objective(s)? Provide a clear description of the approach to be used?

Connection to the fishing community (0–30 points)—Does the pre-proposal: Clearly demonstrate involvement/collaboration with the fishing community? Meaningfully incorporate participation of the fishing community into the project design? Clearly demonstrate a commitment from the collaborators?

Benefit of project (0–15 points)—Does the pre-proposal: Demonstrate direct benefits to U.S. fisheries? Demonstrate return on investment (cultural, economic, or other)? NOAA will inform the authorized representative identified on the SF-424 if the S-K Program encourages or discourages submission of a full proposal.

A separate full proposal Notice of Funding Opportunity will be posted to receive full proposal submissions. Full proposals will not be reviewed or evaluated if a pre-proposal was not received and ranked. Detailed guidance on how to prepare proposals will be provided in that NOFO.

That document should be read carefully to ensure that proposals meet eligibility requirements and are complete upon submission. Complete instructions for preparing and submitting proposals are available through Grants. gov. Additional information on the full proposal process will be forthcoming after the pre-proposal selection process is complete.

The total federal amount requested can be no less than $25,000 and no greater than $500,000, for up to a 2-year period, including direct and indirect costs. Project applications that request funding outside of this range will not be accepted or reviewed.

For the FY25 competition, the anticipated distribution of available funds was as follows: Priority 1: Approximately 50% Priority 2: Approximately 25% Priority 3: Approximately 25% Across the three priorities, around 10% of available funding may be awarded to projects requesting $100,000 or less.

The program will not consider expenses associated with: Travel for activities not directly related to project implementation Travel or salaries for federal employees Profit as allowable costs in the proposed budget The total costs of a project consist of all allowable costs incurred in accomplishing project activities during the project period.

Project costs can only include support for activities conducted between the effective start date and end date of the award, and cannot include activities undertaken either before or after the agreed upon dates. Applicants will not be reimbursed for time expended or costs incurred in developing a project or in preparing an application, or in any discussions or negotiations with the agency prior to the award.

More details about budget information can be found in the Frequent Questions About the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program and in the Notice of Funding Opportunity . The pre-proposal solicitation is generally published in the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the awards are made. That solicitation closes 60 days after the posting date.

The full proposal solicitation is published shortly thereafter and closes 60 days after the posting date. Successful applicants are typically announced in May of the following year. We recommend that applicants—any individual or an organization(s) interested in applying for a grant—confirm they are registered in Sam.

gov, Grants. gov, and eRA Commons. If you are not registered, register immediately.

All three registrations can take between 4-6 weeks to complete, so it is important to begin this process as early as possible. Office of Management and Budget