Closed · NOAA-NMFS-SE-2021-2006610 · CFDA 11.433 · Discretionary

FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K-$525K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 23, 2020
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $25,000 -- $525,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$25K-$525K
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
11.433
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) is closed (last close October 23, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 23, 2020

Posted Aug 20 Closes Oct 23

Est. Total Funding

$2,500,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Description

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Region, is seeking proposals under the Marine Fisheries Initiative Program (MARFIN), for research and development projects that optimize the use of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, involving the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial), including fishery biology, resources assessment, socio-economic assessment, management and conservation, selected harvesting methods, and fish handling and processing. This program addresses NOAA's mission goal "Healthy Oceans."

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · NOAA-NMFS-SE-2021-2006610

Grants.gov marks FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

For questions regarding the application process, you may contact: Kelly Donnelly, Grants Management Branch, (727) 551-5731, or kelly.donnelly@noaa.gov

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What to do next

FY 2021 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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