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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="elementToProof">The National Sea Grant Office will host an
<b>informational webinar on April 14th from 12pm-1pm</b> to provide an overview<span class="x_gmail_default">
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</b>and its application process<span class="x_gmail_default">.</span> The webinar will include a presentation and provide an opportunity to ask questions that individuals may have about applying to the announcement.
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Please register in advance here</a>.</span><br>
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="x_gmail_default"></span><span class="x_gmail_default"></span>The 2022 American Lobster Research Program is seeking applications from
research teams and others that encourage partnerships between state agencies, academia, and/or industry stakeholders that address the program priorities listed below.<br>
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(1) Development and operationalization of gear technologies, including sub-sea gear location that help industry comply with the requirements set forth in the final 2021 rule (FR–210827–0171) to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP)<br>
(2) Socio-technological or socio-economic research to understand the social, economic, and technological opportunities and/or barriers associated with bringing gear technology to commercial scale in the lobster fishery in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and/or
southern New England.<br>
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Sea Grant anticipates having up to $2 million dollars to fund a diverse set of projects with funding requests ranging from $50k-$750k in FY 2022. Projects may be one or two years in duration with a maximum of two years. Non-federal matching funds equal to at
least 50 percent of the federal funding request must be provided. Eligible applicants include any individual; any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (including any Sea Grant College, Sea Grant Institute or other institution);
or any State, political subdivision of a State, Tribal government or agency or officer thereof.
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<div class="x_gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grants.gov%2Fweb%2Fgrants%2Fview-opportunity.html%3FoppId%3D338870&data=04%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C18e3d3b4c6844fd1dd4408da1962072c%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C637850206055379907%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2BWVDqbZ6MyVmLwrLl5hOPQNy46%2B%2FQ8r9Z7s0Gx4v9TY%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338870" shash="gTac7mBm7KCK9bVk/5HjmOCnCBePCA0z7Sxvg5QXBYy9l9wvb9+0QtDTKt9W1xzsTptBhHaiQzy7VKdK5M/2Ckngkzpy1q8ZXjags7CpJkQXKquids2LXDAtawgeFYtVjE4vFaik3JkigVH6jGs9Ky/gQYqSxiAZgfca4DZ5mjo="><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Read
formal announcement on Grants.gov NOAA-OAR-SG-2022-2007241</span></a></div>
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