Research Set Aside Program
Department Of Commerce, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Research Set-Aside (RSA) programs support competitive grants where a portion of a fishery's catch or days-at-sea is reserved, not for general harvest, but to support research with funds generated by selling the allocated fish or days-at-sea.
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Helps fisheries by reserving part of their catch for research. Funds from selling this catch support research activities.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding for research projects focused on Atlantic sea scallop and monkfish fisheries. Research priorities include industry-based resource surveys, scallop resource enhancement, scallop biology, improving harvest yield, reducing bycatch, impacts from offshore wind energy development, alternative stock assessment models, CPUE index development, life history and stock structure, gillnet and bottom trawl bycatch reduction, and monkfish market improvement research.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: fishing industry, marine research
Region: United States, Greater Atlantic Region
Other Criteria: research institutions, academic organizations, non-profits, fishing industry participants, entities capable of conducting marine research related to sea scallops or monkfish
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This program offers funding up to $1,000,000 (minimum $1,000,000).
The application deadline is March 23, 2026.
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