Sec. 5. Grants
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In carrying out this Act, the Secretary shall make competitive grants to support new and established local and regional training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen, including programs, workshops, and services relating to— seamanship, navigation, electronics, and safety; vessel and engine care, maintenance, and repair; innovative conservation fishing gear engineering and technology; sustainable fishing practices; entrepreneurship and good business practices; direct marketing, supply chain, and traceability; financial and risk management, including vessel, permit, and quota purchasing;
State and Federal legal requirements for specific fisheries, including reporting, monitoring, licenses, and regulations; State and Federal fisheries policy and management; mentoring, apprenticeships, or internships; and any other activities, opportunities, or programs as determined appropriate by the Secretary. To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, the recipient must be a collaborative State, Tribal, local, or regionally based network or partnership of public or private entities, which may include— a Sea Grant Institution; a Federal, State, or Tribal agency; a community-based or nongovernmental organization; fishermen’s cooperatives or associations, including permit banks and trusts;
Alaska Native corporations; a college or university (including an institution awarding an associate’s degree), or a foundation maintained by a college or university; or any other appropriate entity as determined by the Secretary. All young fishermen seeking to participate in the commercial fisheries of the United States and the Great Lakes are eligible to participate in the activities funded through grants provided for in this section, except that participants in such activities shall be selected by each grant recipient.
A grant under this section shall— have a term of no more than 3 fiscal years; and be in an amount that is not more than $200,000 for each fiscal year. An eligible recipient may receive consecutive grants under this section. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a recipient shall provide a match in the form of cash or in-kind contributions in the amount equal to or greater than 25 percent of the funds provided by the grant. In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure geographic diversity.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to partnerships and collaborations that are led by or include nongovernmental fishing community-based organizations and school-based fisheries educational organizations with expertise in fisheries and sustainable fishing training and outreach. In carrying out this section and especially in developing criteria for evaluating grant applications, the Secretary shall cooperate, to the maximum extent practicable, with— Sea Grant Institutions and extension agents of such institutions; community-based and nongovernmental fishing organizations;
Federal and State agencies, including Regional Fishery Management Councils established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.); colleges and universities with fisheries expertise and programs; and other appropriate partners as determined by the Secretary. A grant under this section may not be used to purchase any fishing license, permit, quota, or other harvesting right.
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