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National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27

DOC NOAA - ERA Production

This grant program provides competitive grants to non-Federal researchers working to benefit U.S. fishermen and fisheries, including aquaculture, through the development of improved fishing practices and innovative gear technologies. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as a

Funding
Estimated total program funding: $4,600,000
Category
Climate & Environment
Status
OPEN
Deadline
1/23/2027

About

This grant program provides competitive grants to non-Federal researchers working to benefit U.S. fishermen and fisheries, including aquaculture, through the development of improved fishing practices and innovative gear technologies. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended (MSA), 16 U.S.C. 1865, requires that NOAA’s conservation and management measures minimize bycatch to the extent practicable and established the Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) to support the development of technological devices and other conservation engineering changes to minimize bycatch and reduce post-release mortality of non-target species in our nation’s fisheries. Bycatch reduction is a priority for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as outlined in the NMFS National Bycatch Reduction Strategy (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/bycatch/national-bycatchreduction-strategy). Fisheries bycatch can contribute to overfishing, population declines for threatened and endangered species, and can result in commercial fishery closures. This Program seeks to support the development and testing of fishing gears and approaches that can be applied in commercial and recreational fisheries to reduce bycatch and post-release mortality and address the MSA requirements to minimize bycatch and habitat impacts.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and state, local, U.S. territorial, Alaska Native, and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or instrumentalities are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. If an eligible applicant has questions regarding this funding opportunity, they should contact: Justin Pearce Office of Sustainable Fisheries 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-427-8521 NMFS.HQ.BREP@noaa.gov

Applicant types

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What an applicant must verify for National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: Grants.gov eligibility code 00
  • Applicant type: Grants.gov eligibility code 01
  • Applicant type: Grants.gov eligibility code 02
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  • Applicant type: Grants.gov eligibility code 06
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  • Applicant type: Grants.gov eligibility code 11
  • Applicant type: Grants.gov eligibility code 12

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $4,600,000
  • Recorded deadline: January 23, 2027; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: NR
  • Recorded focus: ST
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