NOAA -- Marine Turtle Conservation for Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Grant Program

NOAA -- Marine Turtle Conservation for Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Grant Program is sponsored by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). NOAA/NMFS is soliciting competitive proposals for grants and cooperative agreements for projects supporting NOAA's mission for stewardship of living marine resources and sustainable management of U. S.

commercial longline fisheries.

Opportunity Listing - FY26 Marine Turtle Conservation for Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Grant Program FY26 Marine Turtle Conservation for Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Grant Program Agency: DOC NOAA - ERA Production Assistance Listings: 11. 065 -- Marine Turtle Management and Conservation Last Updated: April 29, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov NOAA/NMFS is soliciting competitive proposals for grants and cooperative agreements for projects that will support NOAA’s mission for stewardship of living marine resources and the sustainable management of U.S. commercial longline fisheries.

Projects will ensure data pipelines are in place to inform the sustainable management of U.S. commercial fisheries that interact with endangered species as they migrate throughout the Pacific — a problem that has led to fishery closures when annual interaction limits are reached.

Through these efforts, NOAA will strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. commercial longline fisheries, creating a more level playing field for American fishermen, while reinforcing U.S. leadership in marine resource management.

Projects must benefit aggregations of endangered marine turtles that have documented linkages to the Pacific Islands Region (PIR), are impacted by PIR federally managed commercial fisheries, and address NOAA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery obligations.

For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding competition, we are soliciting projects that: 1) monitor and implement protection measures to conserve western Pacific leatherback sea turtles occurring in the Coral Triangle region (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, or Solomon Islands); 2) monitor and implement protection measures to conserve North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles in Japan; and 3) progress conservation momentum and build capacity for research, monitoring and protection of endangered marine turtle populations in order to benefit U.S. trust resources that occur in international waters.

Special district governments Federally recognized Native American tribal governments City or township governments Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Other Native American tribal organizations For-profit organizations other than small businesses Eligible applicants are U.S. organizations, individuals, or institutions of higher education, nonprofits (subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code), commercial organizations, State, local, and Native American tribal governments.

Federal agencies, Federal instrumentalities, or employees of these Federal entities, are not eligible to apply. Grantor contact information If you have any questions regarding this proposal solicitation, please contact Hideyo Hattori, NOAA Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 1845 Wasp Blvd, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; Phone: (808) 725-5057; Email: hideyo. hattori@noaa.

gov. File name Description Last updated Foa_Content_of_NOAA-NMFS-PIR-2026-33156_1. pdf NOAA-NMFS-PIR-2026-33156 Full Announcement Apr 29, 2026 01:43 PM UTC Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Science technology and other research and development