Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: Keisha Trent Grantor
Opportunity number: NOAA-NMFS-SE-2027-33642
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-12-31 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 300,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: Small businesses; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Individuals; City or township governments; County governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Special district governments; State governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses
Federal synopsis
The objective of the program is to provide a basis for advancing science-based fisheries management for Atlantic bluefin tuna. Such advancement will depend upon improvements in understanding of the fisheries, total abundance, and biology of bluefin tuna, especially regarding the effects of mixing and movement between the eastern and western Atlantic populations. Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), of which the US is one, and other partners have embarked upon a multi-year research program on bluefin tuna as a step toward improving ICCAT's science-based management of Bluefin fisheries. Research sponsored under this funding opportunity represents a contribution to this partnership. Proposals that demonstrate collaborations with the ICCAT Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Research Program and other ICCAT partners are strongly encouraged.
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.