Description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting competitive proposals for grants and cooperative agreements to support its mission for stewardship of living marine resources and the sustainable management of U.S. commercial longline fisheries. The FY26 Marine Turtle Conservation for Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Grant Program aims to ensure data pipelines are in place to inform the sustainable management of U.S. commercial fisheries that interact with endangered species. The program will focus on three priorities:
• Monitoring and implementing protection measures to conserve western Pacific leatherback sea turtles in the Coral Triangle region
• Monitoring and implementing protection measures to conserve North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles in Japan
• Progressing conservation momentum and building capacity for research, monitoring, and protection of endangered marine turtle populations in international waters.
Eligible applicants include U.S. organizations, individuals, or institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, State, local, and Native American tribal governments.
Some key aspects of the job and scope of work include:
• Conducting nesting beach surveys and marine surveys
• Implementing measures to monitor and reduce human take of marine turtles
• Assessing or mitigating fishery bycatch
• Collecting genetic samples and laboratory analysis
• Educational outreach to local communities and provincial level governments.