F24AS00002 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (2024-2027) | F24AS00002

Opportunity Information: Apply for F24AS00002

The F24AS00002 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (2024-2027) is a competitive federal grant opportunity run by the Department of the Interior through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management (OSM). It is designed to strengthen Alaska Native and rural participation in Federal subsistence fisheries management by building local organizational capacity. Rather than funding a single short-term project, the program mainly supports staffing within eligible Alaska Native and rural organizations so they can more consistently engage in monitoring, management processes, and related outreach connected to subsistence resources.

Funding is offered through cooperative agreements, which generally means awardees should expect an ongoing working relationship with the federal program staff during the performance period (for example, coordination on work plans, deliverables, reporting, and alignment with subsistence management needs). The activity area is natural resources, and the CFDA (assistance listing) number associated with the program is 15.636.

The core purpose of the program is to fund personnel positions that improve an organization s ability to participate in Federal subsistence management. OSM is specifically seeking proposals that support biologist, social scientist, and outreach or educator roles within Alaska Native and rural nonprofit organizations. These positions are meant to strengthen on-the-ground monitoring, improve the quality and flow of information between communities and management bodies, and support meaningful local involvement in decision-making that affects subsistence fisheries and related resources.

A major secondary emphasis is creating opportunities for local rural students to connect with subsistence resource monitoring and management. Proposals can include science camps and paid internships, giving students practical exposure to fieldwork, data collection, and the broader management context. The grant structure explicitly allows these youth components to be bundled with the staffing requests, which is important because it ties workforce development and community education directly to subsistence monitoring capacity.

The anticipated start date for projects is January 1, 2024, although OSM notes that actual start dates may be later depending on the specific project and administrative timing. Both new applicants and existing Partners are eligible to compete for awards in this cycle, which signals that continuing organizations are not automatically renewed and should submit competitive proposals like new entrants.

In terms of funding levels, OSM indicates a total of up to 4,008,000 available across all awards beginning in 2024. On an individual award basis, annual funding for a supported biologist, social scientist, or outreach or educator position (with or without an internship program) may not exceed 167,000 per year. That annual amount is intended to be comprehensive and can cover salary and associated costs such as travel, internships, office space, and supplies. Positions can be full-time or part-time within a calendar year; part-time roles must be prorated accordingly. While the annual cap is 167,000, the source data also lists an award ceiling of 668,000, which aligns with the program s encouragement to apply for the full multi-year period (167,000 per year across four years equals 668,000).

The program allows requests for up to four years of funding for these positions, covering the 2024-2027 period. Applicants are encouraged to apply for the full four years because OSM does not expect another funding cycle until 2028. This makes the opportunity particularly relevant for organizations that want stable staffing over multiple field seasons and multiple years of participation in subsistence management processes, rather than trying to rebuild capacity year by year.

Eligible applicants include Federally recognized Tribal Governments, other tribal organizations, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The opportunity description also highlights regional Alaska Native organizations and rural nonprofit organizations as key intended participants. The posting lists the agency as the Fish and Wildlife Service, the opportunity category as discretionary, and the instrument type as a cooperative agreement. The original closing date shown in the source data is 2023-01-13, and the record creation date is 2022-10-20, which reflects the administrative timeline associated with the published notice.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F24AS00002 Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program (2024-2027)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.636.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-10-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-01-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $668,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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