NOAA/NMFS is soliciting competitive proposals for grants and cooperative agreements for projects that will support NOAA’s mission for stewardship of living marine resources and the sustainable management of U.S. commercial longline fisheries. Projects will ensure data pipelines are in place to inform the sustainable management of U.S. commercial fisheries that interact with endangered species as they migrate throughout the Pacific — a problem that has led to fishery closures when annual interaction limits are reached. Through these efforts, NOAA will strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. commercial longline fisheries, creating a more level playing field for American fishermen, while reinforcing U.S. leadership in marine resource management. Projects must benefit aggregations of endangered marine turtles that have documented linkages to the Pacific Islands Region (PIR), are impacted by PIR federally managed commercial fisheries, and address NOAA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery obligations. For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding competition, we are soliciting projects that: 1) monitor and implement protection measures to conserve western Pacific leatherback sea turtles occurring in the Coral Triangle region (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, or Solomon Islands); 2) monitor and implement protection measures to conserve North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles in Japan; and 3) progress conservation momentum and build capacity for research, monitoring and protection of endangered marine turtle populations in order to benefit U.S. trust resources that occur in international waters.
FY26 Marine Turtle Conservation for Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Grant Program
DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Opportunity number NOAA-NMFS-PIR-2026-33156
Details summarized from the official notice as of Jun 28, 2026. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Key facts
| Opportunity number | NOAA-NMFS-PIR-2026-33156 |
|---|---|
| Agency | DOC NOAA - ERA Production Department of Commerce |
| Assistance listing (ALN, formerly CFDA) | 11.065 |
| Posted | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Deadline | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $220,000 |
| Award floor | $40,000 |
| Estimated total program funding | $700,000 |
| Cost sharing or matching required | No |
| Funding type | Cooperative agreement, Grant |
| Category | Environment |
| Last updated here | Jun 28, 2026 |
Summary from the notice
Who can apply
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:
- Special district governments
- Individuals
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than colleges)
- State governments
- Others named in the notice (see the eligibility text)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than colleges)
- County governments
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- City or township governments
- Small businesses
Who should take a closer look
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits
- State governments
- Local governments
- Tribal governments and organizations
- Larger for-profit companies
- Individuals
Not listed as eligible
- Colleges and universities
Unless the eligibility text in the notice names you, this opportunity is probably not for you.
Eligibility details from the notice
Eligible applicants are U.S. organizations, individuals, or institutions of higher education, nonprofits (subject to Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code), commercial organizations, State, local, and Native American tribal governments. Federal agencies, Federal instrumentalities, or employees of these Federal entities, are not eligible to apply.
Registrations you will likely need
Most applications submitted through Grants.gov need the following. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. The notice lists the exact requirements.
- SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
- A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
- A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.
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