NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2025-28846: National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2025
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27 (NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33398). Status: Closes January 22, 2027 (76 days left). It is in our archive of DOC NOAA - ERA Production notices from 2024.
DOC NOAA - ERA Production offered grants of up to $350,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 21, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 12, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$350,000
- Award floor$50,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Other notices with this title
| Notice | Posted | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33398 | August 24, 2026 | Closes January 22, 2027 (76 days left) | Open |
Key dates
| Posted | October 9, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | March 21, 2025 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | April 20, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Eligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, for-profit organizations, foreign public entities or foreign organizations, and state, local, U.S.territorial, Alaska Native, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or instrumentalities are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Saltonstall Kennedy Program awards averaged $274,475; this notice allows up to $350,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (41% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
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 pursue 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.
Who has won Saltonstall Kennedy Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Saltonstall Kennedy Program (11.427) awarded $38.7 million across 141 grant awards, an average of $274,475 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Virginia | 8 | $2.4 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | 4 | $1.1 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | 3 | $1.0 million |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | 3 | $998,506 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Florida | 3 | $898,196 |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33398, which is open now.
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-2025-28846 still open?
No. It closed on March 21, 2025. A newer notice is open: NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33398, closes January 22, 2027 (76 days left).
Who can apply for National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2025?
DOC NOAA - ERA Production accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2025?
Closed March 21, 2025. 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 $350,000 each.
Who has won Saltonstall Kennedy Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Virginia Institute of Marine Science, University of Maine System, University of Hawaii. The program made 141 awards worth $38.7 million in that time.
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