Regional Ecosystem Research Program: Species' habitat usage and connectivity (DOC)

• Published date: 03 December 2020
• Date: 03 December 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31431

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Grants alert (cont.)

Native American tribal governments; and qualied

individuals.

Areas: DOC said projects must fall into one or more of

the following priorities: Marine Science and Technology,

for education and training projects that are focused on

preparing community residents for employment in marine-

related professions; Fisheries and Seafood-Related

Training, for projects addressing shery observation,

seafood safety and seafood marketing, focused on

increasing the involvement of coastal community

residents; and Outreach, for projects to educate and inform

consumers about the quality and sustainability of wild sh

or sh products farmed through responsible aquaculture.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# NOAA-NMFS-

PIRO-2021-2006718

Regional Ecosystem Research Program: Species’

habitat usage and connectivity (DOC)

Scope: The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration seeks applications for

the FY2021 Regional Ecosystem Research Program:

Understanding Species’ Habitat Usage and Connectivity

announcement to understand species’ habitat usage and

connectivity in and around marine protected areas.

Deadline: Jan. 14, 2021.

Funds: Two projects for up to three to four years in

duration, with an annual budget of up to $500,000, not

to exceed $2 million per project.

Eligibility: Colleges and universities; for-prot

organizations; nonprot organizations; and state, local

and Native American tribal governments; among others.

Areas: DOC said connectivity can be dened as the

exchange of materials, organisms and genes and can

be divided into three categories: (1) genetic connectivity

that concerns the exchange of genetic material;

(2)demographic or ecological connectivity, which is the

exchange of individual propagules, juveniles and adults;

and (3) oceanographic connectivity, which includes ow

of materials and circulation patterns and variability that

underpins many of these exchanges. This announcement

primarily addresses demographic or ecological

connectivity; however, projects may also address

genetic and oceanographic connectivity as appropriate.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# NOAA-NOS-

NCCOS-2021-2006622

Alaska Native Organization Co-Management

Funding Program (DOC)

Scope: The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration seeks applications

for the FY2021 Alaska Native Organization Co-

Management Funding Program announcement to

conserve and protect subsistence species under the

National Marine Fisheries Service’s jurisdiction.

Deadline: Feb. 12, 2021.

Funds: Approximately $1.6 million total. The maximum

project period is one year.

Eligibility: Tribally authorized Native American

organizations.

Areas: DOC said priorities include: Harvest

Monitoring, to collect and disseminate subsistence

harvest monitoring information to describe what

marine mammals are harvested and how the harvest

occurs; Alaska Native Traditional Knowledge, to

convey traditional and local ecological knowledge

and wisdom to managers, scientists and subsistence

users to address co-management goals; and Research

Projects, to design and implement research projects on

subsistence marine mammal species (e.g., biosampling

projects) that improve or inform management decisions.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# NOAA-NMFS-

AK-2021-2006616

U.S. Embassy Lima PAS Annual Program

Statement (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Mission to Peru

seeks applications for the U.S. Embassy Lima Public

Affairs Section (PAS) Annual Program Statement

announcement for projects that strengthen people-to-

people ties between the United States and Peru through

cultural and exchange programming that highlights

shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation.

Deadline: Feb. 2, 2021.

Funds: Fifteen awards ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.

Eligibility: Nonprot organizations.

Areas: DOS said the PAS Small Grants Program projects

may include but are not limited to: lectures, seminars

and speaker programs; artistic and cultural workshops,

joint performances and exhibitions; cultural heritage

conservation and preservation projects; professional

or academic exchanges and projects (including virtual

exchanges with U.S. exper ts or communities); and

professional development workshops and training.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# PAS-LIMA-FY21-01

U.S. Mission to Indonesia Annual Program

Statement (DOS)

Scope: The State Department’s U.S. Embassy’s Public

Affairs Section in Jakarta seeks applications for the

U.S. Mission to Indonesia Annual Program Statement

announcement for projects that further and support the

strategic partnership between Indonesia and the United

States through educational, cultural, informational and

media programming that highlights shared values and

promotes bilateral cooperation.

Deadline: June 30, 2021.

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