# FY 25 MARFIN

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-nmfs-se-2025-28271-fy-25-marfin/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356803

> DOC NOAA - ERA Production offered grants of up to $525,000 (at least $175,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on December 31, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-NMFS-SE-2025-28271 |
| Agency | DOC NOAA - ERA Production |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 31, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $525,000 |
| Award floor | $175,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.433 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and state, local, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible. For-profit organizations are ineligible. Foreign governments, organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments, and international organizations are excluded for purposes of this solicitation since the objective of the MARFIN program is to optimize research and development benefits from U.S. marine fishery resources.

## What the grant funds

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Region, is seeking proposals under the Marine Fisheries Initiative Program (MARFIN), for research and development projects that optimize the use of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, involving the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial), including fishery biology, resources assessment, socio-economic assessment, management and conservation, selected harvesting methods, and fish handling and processing. This program addresses NOAA's mission goal "Healthy Oceans."

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-NMFS-SE-2025-28271 still open?

No. It closed on December 31, 2024.

### Who can apply for FY 25 MARFIN?

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 FY 25 MARFIN?

Closed December 31, 2024. 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 $525,000 each.

### Who has won Marine Fisheries Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Natural Resources South Carolina Department, University of Florida. The program made 21 awards worth $6.2 million in that time.