Closed · M24AS00302 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary

AT-24-04: Collecting Fisheries Ecological Knowledge (FEK) for Use in Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$350K-$400K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 10, 2024
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

AT-24-04: Collecting Fisheries Ecological Knowledge (FEK) for Use in Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $350,000 -- $400,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 108 other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

$350K-$400K
award range
Closed
application status
15.423
CFDA program
108
other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Archived opportunity record

AT-24-04: Collecting Fisheries Ecological Kno… is closed (last close August 10, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management still indexes 108 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 August 10, 2024

Posted Jun 10 Closes Aug 10

Est. Total Funding

$400,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Fisher’s Ecological Knowledge (FEK) provides a rich and untapped source of information that can be used to inform BOEM’s decisions regarding offshore wind; however, FEK has been vastly underutilized. The objective of this study is to collect FEK to improve BOEM’s understanding of the use of the Gulf of Maine for fishing and the importance of fishing to the regional economy. BOEM will partner with the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance, and potentially with other interested organizations, to conduct this study.This study will identify local fishing communities willing to provide FEK and conduct interviews and workshops to collect the information. Importantly, the study will establish and execute clear methods for documenting, validating, and analyzing FEK. Collected data will be synthesized in an acceptable format (i.e., GIS and report documentation) to ensure the information can be incorporated into planning and resource management decisions.Additional planned tasks to be completed as part of the study include participatory mapping of fishing grounds, providing user guidance on spatial data tools like Marine Cadastre and the regional ocean portals, and providing regular updates to fishers regarding the spatial planning process and data needs in the Gulf of Maine. This effort must consider data confidentiality to ensure that fishing community information collected for this study are not misused. Such measures will be very important to instill confidence among fishers to accurately collect FEK.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

AT-24-04: Collecting Fisheries Ecological Kno… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). Only 2 other Bureau of Ocean Energy Management listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 109).

Code 00
State governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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.

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Agency Contact

Najma Shaikh najma.shaikh@bsee.gov

What to do next

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