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NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2022-2007151: 2022 BREP

Closed Closed April 4, 2022 Opportunity NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2022-2007151

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Commerce notices from 2021.

Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on April 4, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 29, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedDecember 15, 2021
DeadlineApril 4, 2022
Archived by Grants.govMay 2, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Eligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, for-profit organizations, foreign public entities or foreign organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or instrumentalities are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. The Department of Commerce/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (DOC/NOAA) is strongly committed to broadening the participation of historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, tribal colleges and universities, and institutions that work in underserved areas.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The mission of the National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) is to support the development of technological solutions and changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch of fish and protected species (including Endangered Species Act-listed fish, marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles) and to reduce impacts to invertebrates (including sponges, deep-sea corals, and shallow (tropical) corals.) In addition, BREP may support projects that quantify post-release mortality and identify ways to minimize mortality and injury of bycaught species (including post-release injury and mortality). Projects should produce outcomes that can directly influence management needs of federally managed living marine resources. For Fiscal Year 2022, NMFS anticipates that approximately $2,500,000 could be made available for approximately 10-15 projects that address bycatch research as identified in the Program Priority Section (I.B.1 - I.B.5).

Category: Environment, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Cooperative Research Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cooperative Research Program (11.472) awarded $300 million across 219 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries CommissionVirginia5$101 million
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDistrict of Columbia7$50.4 million
North Pacific Research BoardAlaska3$33.9 million
Prince William Sound Science and Technology InstituteAlaska3$20.6 million
Gulf States Marine Fisheries CommissionMississippi3$13.6 million

Top states: Virginia ($103 million), Alaska ($60.4 million), District of Columbia ($51.6 million), Mississippi ($13.8 million), Maine ($11.0 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2022-2007151 still open?

No. It closed on April 4, 2022.

Who can apply for 2022 BREP?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for 2022 BREP?

Closed April 4, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $2.5 million in total across about 15 awards.

Who has won Cooperative Research Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, North Pacific Research Board. The program made 219 awards worth $300 million in that time.

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