Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition
Funds U.S. fisheries businesses and partners developing research, technology, promotion, and marketing projects through NOAA Fisheries grants.
NOAA Fisheries administers the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition as the annual applicant-facing grant route under the Saltonstall-Kennedy Research and Development Program. The program dates to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act and uses grants and cooperative agreements for fisheries research and development projects addressing U.S. fisheries, including harvesting, processing, and marketing.
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Marine fisheries research and development, fisheries promotion and marketing, fisheries development and capacity building, aquaculture technology, seafood supply-chain work, and science or technology that supports sustainable U.S. fisheries.
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All guides →Grant Work Plan Template: Work Packages, Gantt, Milestones, and Risks
Use this grant work plan template to structure work packages, tasks, owners, deliverables, Gantt timing, dependencies, and risk registers.
Write proposalGrant Concept Note Example: Pre-Proposal Structure for Startups
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Submit & reportSAM.gov Registration and UEI Guide for Federal Grant Applicants
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BudgetGrant Budget Justification: How to Write the Budget Narrative
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