FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If you work on marine ecosystems, fisheries sustainability, or ocean-based research, NOAA Fisheries has an open-ended funding channel active through 2026.
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What this is
NOAA Fisheries is issuing a multi-year BAA (open until September 2026) to fund special projects and programs supporting marine fisheries management, research, and conservation. The funding is highly flexible and welcomes applications from a wide range of entity types including small businesses, nonprofits, universities, tribal organizations, and state/local governments. This is not meant to fund existing NOAA awards, but new initiatives. No specific award amount is listed, suggesting projects of varying scales may be considered.
Who can apply
Extremely broad: for-profit companies (including small businesses), nonprofits (501c3 and non-501c3), universities, tribal governments and organizations, state/local governments, individuals, and independent school districts all qualify. U.S. citizenship or location not explicitly restricted in excerpt; confirm in full text.
Eligible applicant types
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Individuals
- State governments
- City or township governments
Full description — from the agency
This BAA is for the National Marine Fisheries Service, also known as NOAA Fisheries. The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the NOAA Fisheries strategic plan and mission goals, as well as to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how NOAA will select applications and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This notice is not a mechanism to fund existing NOAA awards. Each NOAA Line Office that supports financial assistance (National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean Service, National Weather Service, Office of Atmospheric Research, Office of Education, and National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service) has a separate BAA found in Grants.gov, so applicants should submit their application to the BAA for the Line Office that best fits their application. A description of NOAA Line Offices is found at https://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/public/lineoffices.html and https://www.noaa.gov/office-education. Applicants may also contact the Agency Contact below for more information. If you submit the same application to more than Line Office, mention this in your application and notify the relevant contacts so that NOAA may coordinate internally.
Topics: marine fisheries · noaa funding · ocean research · fisheries management · conservation grants
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