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Saltonstall Kennedy Grant Program

The S-K Grant Program is a competitive program administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. The program provides financial assistance (grants or cooperative agreements) for research and development projects to benefit the U.S. fishing industry. Projects that primarily involve business start-up or infrastructure development are not eligible for funding under the S-K Program. The program s statutory authority is the S-K Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713c-3). NMFS solicits proposals through a notice published in the Federal Register (PDF or Text) once during each year for which grant funds have been allocated. The notice describes the program priorities (which vary from year to year), eligibility requirements, instructions and format for submitting proposals, and selection criteria. Contributions required from grantees vary from year to year. By law, they may not exceed more than 50% of project costs. Grant applications are reviewed by technical experts for scientific and technical merit and by Constituency Panel members for usefulness to stakeholders. This input is used by the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries in making funding decisions. The NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Financial Services Division (F/SF2) is responsible for administering the S-K Program. Further information may be obtained from the NMFS S-K Program Manager, Alicia Jarboe, at (301) 713-2358, or from the Saltonstall Kennedy Grant Program web site: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfweb/skhome.html.

Saltonstall Kennedy Program Contacts:

Program Manager: Alicia L. Jarboe NMFS Headquarters, F/SF-2 1315 East-West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (301) 713-2358 E-mail: Alicia.Jarboe@noaa.gov Regional Representatives: Ken Beal, Northeast Region National Marine Fisheries Service One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: (978) 281-9267 E-mail: Ken.Beal@noaa.gov Ellie Roche, Southeast Region National Marine Fisheries Service Koger Building 9721 Executive Center Drive North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 Phone: (727) 570-5324 E-mail: Ellie.Roche@noaa.gov Pat Donley, Southwest Region National Marine Fisheries Service 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200 Long Beach, CA 90802-4213 Phone: (562) 980-4030 E-mail: Pat.Donley@noaa.gov Raymond Clarke, Pacific Islands Area Office National Marine Fisheries Service 2570 Dole Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Phone: (808) 973-2986 E-mail: Raymond.Clarke@noaa.gov Kevin Ford, Northwest Region National Marine Fisheries Service BIN C15700 7600 Sand Point Way N.E. Seattle, WA 98115 Phone: (206) 526-6115 E-mail: Kevin.Ford@noaa.gov Bill Hines, Alaska Region National Marine Fisheries Service P.0. Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802 or Federal Building 709 W. 9th Street, 4th Floor Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: (907) 586-7224 E-mail: William.Hines@noaa.gov