Fisheries Disaster Relief
Department Of Commerce, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
This program supports fishery resource disasters that are determined by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Helps fishing communities recover from sudden losses due to disasters like hurricanes or oil spills. Provides financial support to affected fishers and related businesses.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Financial assistance to mitigate economic impacts from sudden and unexpected natural or man-made fishery resource disasters affecting fishing communities and related industries. Funding is subject to Congressional appropriation.
Who Is Eligible?
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: fishing, fish processing, maritime support industries
Region: US states, Indian tribal lands, US coastal regions
Demographics: Indian Tribes
Other Criteria: Experiencing sudden and unexpected losses due to natural or man-made fishery resource disasters (e.g., hurricanes, oil spills, harmful algal blooms), A formal request for a fishery resource disaster determination must be made by the Governor of a State, an official resolution of an Indian Tribe, or a comparable elected/politically appointed representative as determined by the Secretary of Commerce, Disaster requests received after December 29, 2022, are administered under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) as amended by the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act, Disaster requests received before December 28, 2022, and in process, are reviewed under NOAA Fisheries’ existing policy (MSA and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act statutes)
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Request a fishery resource disaster determination by the Governor or an official representative.
- Secretary of Commerce reviews the request.
- If determined a disaster has occurred, Congress may appropriate funds for assistance.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/fishery-resource-disaster-assistance
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- Twelve months of finalized revenue data for the affected fishery and sector
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- cost of construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels
- fisheries facilities
- aquaculture facilities
- individual fishing quota
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- null
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- null
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- null
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
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FAQFrequently Asked Questions
This program is available to small, medium businesses in fishing, fish processing, maritime support industries industries located in US states, Indian tribal lands, US coastal regions.
This program offers funding up to $213,000,000 (minimum $4).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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