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Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (11.435)

Also known as (SEAMAP)

Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (Assistance Listing 11.435) is run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, part of the Department of Commerce. It awarded $24.3 million in 14 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $906,358. Half of the 14 awards fell between $585,241 and $2.6 million, and they ranged from $349,579 to $7.8 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To maintain a cooperative State and Federal partnership to provide a continuing source of fisheries dependent statistics to support fishery management in the States' Territorial Sea and the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are the Marine Fishery Conservation agencies of the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fishery Commissions.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funding through cooperative agreements involve regional member organizations in fishery - independent sampling projects. Projects are restricted to fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic and U.S. Caribbean. Cooperators are State and territorial governments, Interstate Marine Fishery Commissions.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Uniform Guidance, Part 200, Subpart C,Public Law P.L. 95-405 (Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977),.n/aMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$71,500 - $1,372,023. Average: $337,845.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (11.435) awarded $24.3 million across 14 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.

Top states: South Carolina ($7.8 million), Mississippi ($5.6 million), Florida ($3.0 million), Louisiana ($2.2 million), Puerto Rico ($1.6 million), Texas ($983,810), Alabama ($891,246), U.S. Virgin Islands ($823,296), North Carolina ($526,016), Georgia ($462,109).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 71% of the money, colleges and universities 15%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments9$17.4 million71%
Colleges and universities3$3.7 million15%
Other2$3.3 million13%

By state

5 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana and Puerto Rico.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
South Carolina1$7.8 million
Mississippi2$5.6 million
Florida1$3.0 million
Louisiana1$2.2 million
Puerto Rico3$1.6 million
Texas1$983,810
Alabama1$891,246
U.S. Virgin Islands1$823,296
North Carolina1$526,016
Georgia1$462,109
Virginia1$349,579

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.